Pygmy Nuthatch

Pygmy Nuthatch in lodgepole pine tree.

NPS Photo / Rachel Ames

Size: 3.5-4.5”
Description: Mostly slate gray on the back and wings, white to cream on the chin, chest and belly, and a brown to gray cap that extends through the eye.
Migratory Status: Year-round residents of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Habitat: Prefer ponderosa pine forests but also live in aspen forests to 9,000 feet.
Diet: Eat seeds and insects that they glean from the trunk, branches and needle tips of pine trees.

 

• Pygmy Nuthatch (call)

  
  

  Pygmy Nuthatch call recorded in Upper Beaver Meadows in Rocky Mountain National Park.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  05/30/2017

  Audio Transcript

  Transcript due 4/1/2025

 

• Pygmy Nuthatch (call)

  
  

  Pygmy Nuthatch call recorded in Upper Beaver Meadows in Rocky Mountain National Park.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  05/30/2017

  Audio Transcript

  Transcript due 4/1/2025

 

• Pygmy Nuthatch (call)

  
  

  Pygmy Nuthatch call recorded in Upper Beaver Meadows in Rocky Mountain National Park. Note that a Northern Flicker and a White-breasted Nuthatch can also be heard in the background.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  05/19/2016

  Audio Transcript

  Transcript due 4/1/2025