Pygmy Nuthatch

Pygmy Nuthatch

Sitta pygmaea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Yosemite National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
<5
Feb
0–10
Mar
0–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
60–70%
2 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
3 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
4 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
5 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
9 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
10 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
11 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
12 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
13 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
14 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
15 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pygmy Nuthatch in Yosemite National Park?

About 6% of visitor-days record a Pygmy Nuthatch sighting in Yosemite National Park, based on 214 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Pygmy Nuthatch in Yosemite National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Pygmy Nuthatch in Yosemite National Park in our monthly data.

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