Nuthatch

Audio:

Fernand Deroussen ( www.xeno-canto.org )

The Nuthatch is a beautiful forest bird, which climbs up and down the trunks. It picks away insects hidden in the bark.

Wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitta_europaea

Map:

http://eol.org/pages/1051081/maps

Scientific name:

Sitta europaea

Presence in western Europe:

Common

More information

Size:

Sparrow

Birdtype:

woodpeckers

Main colour:

Blue,

Orange

Beak colour:

Black

Beak shape:

Thin and short

Eyestripe:

Black

Crown colour:

Blue

Breast colour:

White,

Orange,

Beige

Belly colour:

White,

Orange,

Beige

Throat colour:

White

Rump colour:

Blue

Upperwing colour:

Light grey,

Blue

Underwing colour:

Grey

Wing shape:

Rounded

Leg colour:

Buff

Leg shape:

Songbird

Tail colour:

Blue

Tail shape:

Square

Looks like

Short-toed Treecreeper

Read more about Short-toed Treecreeper

The Nuthatch is able to climb a trunk both up and down. The Treecreeper will always go up. The Nuthatch is greyish blue, the Treecreeper brown.