The red-breasted nuthatch has the un­usual habit of smearing ... Upperparts otherwise a deep blue-gray. Wings are edged blue-gray. Whitish chin and throat blend into buff breast and rich buff ...

Because this cute little nuthatch has a red breast, it looks a bit like an American robin. But the similarities don’t stop there — it has gray upperparts as well. However, there are plenty of ...

Upperparts are blue-gray, similar in color to the blue-gray ... There are 9 subspecies of the white-breasted nuthatch in Mexico and North America, 5 of which occur north of the U.S.-Mexico border.