North Louisiana Wildlife
Two brown-headed nuthatches foraging on a tree trunk

Did you know that young male brown-headed nuthatches from the previous brood stay to help their parents build the nests, feed their mother while she incubates the next batch of eggs, and feed the nestlings?

Brown-Headed Nuthatches
at
a Glance

Two brown-headed nuthatches foraging on a tree trunk

Key Features:

Brown-headed nuthatches are gray birds with brown heads with a white spot on the back, white throats, white chests, and white bellies.

Least Concern - Population Stable

Habitat:

Forests

nesting habits:

Brown-headed nuthatches nest in cavities lined with bark, cotton, feathers, and pine seed wings.

seasons brown-headed nuthatches are active in our area:

All year

Diet:

Insects, spiders, and seeds

hunting Behavior:

Brown-headed nuthatches forage by drilling into bark.

commonly confused with:

Red-Breasted Nuthatches and White-Breasted Nuthatches

Two brown-headed nuthatches foraging on a tree trunk

Brown-headed nuthatches are often confused with red-breasted nuthatches because both are gray birds with white throats, chests, and bellies. Brown-headed nuthatches have brown heads.

White-breasted nuthatch clinging to a tree trunk in North Louisiana

Brown-headed nuthatches are often confused with white-breasted nuthatches because both are gray birds with white bellies. Brown-headed nuthatches have brown caps. White-breasted nuthatches are bigger. 

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