Pygmy Nuthatch
Sitta pygmaea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySittidae (Nuthatches)
- GenusSitta (Nuthatches)
- SpeciesSitta pygmaea (Pygmy Nuthatch)
Closest Relatives at Yosemite National Park
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Western Wood-Pewee
Contopus sordidulus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 12 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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.