Pygmy Nuthatch

Male
Female

Year-round

Size
4.25"
Listen
Plumage / Description

Male and female plumage similar. Crown and nape a grayish-brown color. Back, wings, tail and flanks are a slaty blue-gray color. Throat white, belly and under-tail coverts are a creamy buffy color.

Habitat

Male and female plumage similar. Crown and nape a grayish-brown color. Back, wings, tail and flanks are a slaty blue-gray color. Throat white, belly and under-tail coverts are a creamy buffy color.

Relative Abundance

Common

Behavior

A bark and foliage gleaner � particularly fond of Ponderosa Pine trees. Common at backyard feeders in forested habitats. Common at the higher elevations such as in the Bradshaw Mountains.

Diet

Insects, seeds, nuts, suet

Similar Species

White-breasted and Red-breasted Nuthatches

Best Sites

Residential areas such as Ponderosa Park, Timberridge, and Mountain Club. Also, Granite Basin, Thumb Butte trailhead parking lot, and pretty much anywhere up in the Bradshaw Mountains.