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Pygmy Nuthatch

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Pygmy Nuthatch

Sitta pygmaea

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Tiny gray nuthatch with black crown and white-spotted back, 3-4 inches. Creeps along ponderosa bark extracting insects; prefers open pine woodlands. Specialized forager controlling bark beetle populations.

Plants that support Pygmy Nuthatch

1 plants

Red Alder

Alnus rubra

moderate

tree

Forages on bark and foliage for insects; resident in alder riparian zones

Bay Area nativeKeystone species