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Pygmy Nuthatch

Sitta pygmaea

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Oregon.January 3,900, February 3,575, March 4,255, April 6,051, May 8,248, June 6,079, July 4,425, August 3,949, September 4,111, October 3,734, November 3,245, December 3,596.
United States808,744
Canada66,561
Oregon55,168
Texas40,215
Washington39,412
British Columbia38,540
Idaho30,615
Alberta27,841
Utah5,895
California5,239

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderPerching Birds · Passeriformes
FamilyNuthatches · Sittidae
GenusNuthatches · Sitta

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