Our smallest nuthatch, 4¼ inches, thus the name pygmy nuthatch, is restricted in distribution to west central and northwest Montana.

The Pygmy Nuthatch has a huge impact on the environment. This small bird supports pine tree populations by eating and excreting seeds throughout forests.

The pygmy nuthatch’s call is a high, clear, hard peeping usually given in chorus in flocks: an amazing variety of loud chips, most frequently bip-bip-bip, with many higher squawks. The range of ...

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The pygmy nuthatch has a warm gray cap, blue-gray upper-parts and whitish underbody, and has been described as bean-shaped. This species is also highly gregarious and over 100 birds have been seen ...

What is with that crazy bird? Why does he just climb down the tree then fly to the top and then climb down again? It is a nuthatch. It’s habit of hopping headfirst down tree trunks helps it see ...

Red-breasted nuthatch is my favorite backyard visitor, so holding that bird in my hand was a thrill. It seemed impossibly small, and virtually weightless. Feathered perfection.

Despite being one of the more common local birds, you may have never seen a Pygmy nuthatch. Their miniscule four-inch-long bodies are easy to overlook. They thrive in conifer forest, especially ...

The Wrongest Bird in Movie History The “Pygmy Nuthatch” in Charlie’s Angels has bedeviled birders for the last 25 years.

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The white-breasted nuthatch is often observed walking and probing head-down on the trunks of large conifers in mature wooded areas.