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Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) call
A nasal, tinny yank-yank, like a toy horn, repeated from high in the conifers.
Listen to the Red-breasted Nuthatch call
A field recording of the Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) by Doug Hynes, shared on XC935612. Listen for the Red-breasted Nuthatch in conifer and forest habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Red-breasted Nuthatch
These birds belong to the nuthatch family, like the Red-breasted Nuthatch, so their calls can sound alike.
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Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea
Excitable piping peep-peep from pine tops, usually many birds at once.
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White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
A nasal, low yank-yank-yank, slower and deeper than Red-breasted.
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Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
Loud, liquid whistles, 'twee-twee-twee', and an emphatic 'chwit' call from the treetops.
Questions
Questions about the Red-breasted Nuthatch
What does the Red-breasted Nuthatch sound like?
A nasal, tinny yank-yank, like a toy horn, repeated from high in the conifers. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Red-breasted Nuthatch?
Pygmy Nuthatch, White-breasted Nuthatch and Eurasian Nuthatch sound similar.
Where can I hear the Red-breasted Nuthatch?
SongLark teaches it in two courses: Birds of California and Birds of the Pacific Northwest.
How can I learn the Red-breasted Nuthatch call?
In SongLark's Birds of California course, it comes in Level 8: Sierra Nevada. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
Courses
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SongLark teaches the Red-breasted Nuthatch in two courses: Birds of California and Birds of the Pacific Northwest. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of California, the Red-breasted Nuthatch comes in Level 8: Sierra Nevada. That Level is about pine and fir forest up to the high peaks.
- In Birds of the Pacific Northwest, the Red-breasted Nuthatch comes in Level 2: Parks & Winter Flocks. That Level is about city parks, greenbelts and the birds that arrive for winter.
Learn it with these birds in Level 8 of Birds of California
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Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli
A hoarse chick-a-dee-dee-dee and a clear, falling fee-bee-bee whistle.
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Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
A hoarse, robin-like song of short phrases, and a rising, rattled pit-er-ick call.
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Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
A long, clear opening note then a ringing, ethereal flourish, each phrase pitched differently.
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Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus
A rich, rolling song like a robin that took singing lessons, and a sharp, squeaky pik.
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Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
A loud, sweet song of clear whistles and trills from mountain chaparral, and a sharp smack call.
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Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana
A grating, drawn-out kraaa that rings across the high peaks.
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Hairy Woodpecker Leuconotopicus villosus
A sharp, loud peek! and a fast, even rattle on one pitch.
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Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi
A clear, piping, bell-like tew repeated in winter; a long, rich warbling song in spring.
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