White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

Class

Aves

Order

passeriformes

Family

sittidae

Genus

sitta

The White-breasted Nuthatch's feathers on the wings display a streaked pattern of browns, slate gray, and white that pair well with their white head and underside. These birds live in forest of coniferous trees and eat insects alongside the trunks of trees chipping away at bark. 

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