Pygmy nuthatch
Sitta pygmaea Vigors, 1839
The pygmy nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea) is a species in the family Sittidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 10.3 g to 10.6 g and live up to 8.2 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the pygmy nuthatch
- Weight
- 10.3 g – 10.6 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 8.2 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 15.8 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 7src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the pygmy nuthatch live?
Not recorded
What is the pygmy nuthatch?
The pygmy nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea) is a tiny songbird, native to western North America.
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Is the pygmy nuthatch endangered?
The pygmy nuthatch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the pygmy nuthatch classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familySittidae
- genusSitta
- SpeciesSitta pygmaea Vigors, 1839
Other names and names in other languages (38)
- Californian nuthatchEnglish
- Малка зидаркаBulgarian
- pica-soques nanCatalan
- brhlík drobnýCzech
- delor cnau bachWelsh
- PygmæspætmejseDanish
- ZwergkleiberGerman
- pigmea sitoEsperanto
- Sita enanaSpanish
- Bajapalos EnanoSpanish
- Trepador enanoSpanish
- kääbus-puukoristajaEstonian
- mäntynakkeliFinnish
- Sittelle pygméeFrench
- mali brgljezCroatian
- törpecsuszkaHungarian
- Picchio muratore pigmeoItalian
- ヒメゴジュウカラJapanese
- КъэбцӀацӀэжьейKabardian
- nykštukinis bukutisLithuanian
- mazais dzilnītisLatvian
- TsiishgaiiNavajo
- pygmespettmeisNorwegian Bokmål
- DwergboomkleverDutch
- Kleine BoomkleverDutch
- pygméspettmeisNorwegian
- kowalik małyPolish
- trepadeira-pigmeiaPortuguese
- Поползень-крошкаRussian
- Patuljasti američki brgljezSerbian
- DvärgnötväckaSwedish
- ponderosanötväckaSwedish
- Küçük SıvacıTurkish
- Cüce sıvacı kuşuTurkish
- повзик-крихіткаUkrainian
- Trèo cây lùnVietnamese
- 侏鳾Chinese
- 小䴓Chinese
Relatives of the pygmy nuthatch
Other species in the same genus Sitta.
Eurasian nuthatch
Sitta europaea
Western rock nuthatch
Sitta neumayer
Velvet-fronted nuthatch
Sitta frontalis
Eastern rock nuthatch
Sitta tephronota
Corsican nuthatch
Sitta whiteheadi
Red-breasted nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
ComparePygmy nuthatch vs Eurasian nuthatchPygmy nuthatch vs Western rock nuthatchPygmy nuthatch vs Velvet-fronted nuthatchPygmy nuthatch vs Eastern rock nuthatch
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the pygmy nuthatch?
An adult pygmy nuthatch weighs 10.3 g – 10.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the pygmy nuthatch endangered?
The pygmy nuthatch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the pygmy nuthatch live?
The pygmy nuthatch has a recorded lifespan of 8.2 years.
What kind of animal is the pygmy nuthatch?
The pygmy nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea) belongs to the family Sittidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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