Bird

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

A winter visitor to Florida, found in 32 of 67 counties and 3 habitats.

Here: Winter
Nesting: Not known to nest here
Range: 32 of 67 counties
Habitats: 3

Male Red-breasted Nuthatch, whole bird — **Male**. no rights reserved. CC0. iNaturalist photo 224784446. iNaturalist large derivative; no local crop or retouch.

At a glance

Group: Birds
Here: Winter
Nesting: Not known to nest here
Range: 32 of 67 counties
Habitats: 3
Habitat models: Summer, Winter

Where it lives

The places its habitat model includes. It is not found everywhere a habitat occurs.

Habitats in Florida 3

Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

1 of 3

Disturbed and introduced wetlands

Wet ground taken over by weedy or introduced plants after disturbance, such as common reed, Chinese tallow or tamarisk stands; the upland counterpart is roadsides, fields and disturbed ground.

Winter

Floodplain and bottomland forests

Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time.

WinterAtlantic Coastal Plain Blackwater Stream Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier; East Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier; Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Blackwater River Floodplain Forest; East Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream and River Floodplain Forest; Southern Coastal Plain Blackwater River Floodplain Forest

Moist forests

Forests on moist but not wet ground, such as rich slopes and ravines.

WinterEast Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Mesic Slope Forest

Other habitats in its models (47)

Land cover, or classes with no habitat page in Florida.

Developed, Low Intensity Winter.
Orchards Vineyards and Other High Structure Agriculture Winter.
Central and Southern Appalachian Northern Hardwood Forest Winter.
Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest-Hardwood Modifier Winter.
Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest - Mixed Modifier Winter.
Northeastern Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Winter.
Ozark-Ouachita Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Winter.
North-Central Interior Beech-Maple Forest Winter.
North-Central Interior Maple-Basswood Forest Winter.
Southern and Central Appalachian Oak Forest Winter.
Central and Southern Appalachian Montane Oak Forest Winter.
East-Central Texas Plains Riparian Forest Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Mesic Hardwood Forest Winter.
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Hardwood Modifier Winter.
Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest - Virginia/Pitch Pine Modifier Winter.
Allegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland - Pine Modifier Summer and winter.
Southern Ridge and Valley Dry Calcareous Forest - Pine modifier Summer and winter.
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry Hardwood Forest Winter.
Central Appalachian Oak and Pine Forest Summer and winter.
Appalachian Hemlock-Hardwood Forest Summer and winter.
Acadian Low-Elevation Spruce-Fir-Hardwood Forest Winter.
Central Appalachian Pine-Oak Rocky Woodland Summer and winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood and Mixed Forest Winter.
Southern Appalachian Montane Pine Forest and Woodland Summer and winter.
Southern Appalachian Low Mountain Pine Forest Summer and winter.
Central and Southern Appalachian Spruce-Fir Forest Summer and winter.
Central Interior and Appalachian Swamp Systems Summer and winter.
Central Appalachian Riparian - Forest Modifier Winter.
South-Central Interior Large Floodplain - Forest Modifier Winter.
Southern Piedmont Large Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest - Herbaceous Modifier Winter.
Western Great Plains Floodplain Systems Winter.
Eastern Great Plains Floodplain Systems Winter.
Central Interior and Appalachian Floodplain Systems Winter.
Central Interior and Appalachian Riparian Systems Winter.
Tamaulipan Riparian Systems Winter.
Mississippi River Riparian Forest Winter.
Mississippi River Low Floodplain (Bottomland) Forest Winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest Winter.
Southern Piedmont Small Floodplain and Riparian Forest Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Brownwater River Floodplain Forest Winter.
Red River Large Floodplain Forest Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Brownwater Stream Floodplain Forest Winter.
South-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian Winter.
Mississippi River Floodplain and Riparian Forest Winter.
South-Central Interior Large Floodplain Winter.
Ozark-Ouachita Riparian Winter.