Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySittidae (Nuthatches)
- GenusSitta (Nuthatches)
- SpeciesSitta canadensis (Red-breasted Nuthatch)
Closest Relatives at Rocky Mountain National Park
Pygmy Nuthatch
Sitta pygmaea
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-breasted Nuthatch in Rocky Mountain National Park?
About 28% of visitor-days record a Red-breasted Nuthatch sighting in Rocky Mountain National Park, based on 1956 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-breasted Nuthatch in Rocky Mountain National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Red-breasted Nuthatch in Rocky Mountain National Park in our monthly data.