nuthatch vs. chickadee

nuthatch vs. chickadee: 's the difference?

Nuthatches and chickadees are different birds. The nuthatch is a bird in the family Sittidae that is known for walking on trees upside down and has a short tail and longer beak. The chickadee is a bird in the genus Parrus, known for its call that is similar to its name, that has a longer tail and shorter bill than the nuthatch.

nuthatch

noun

  1. any of numerous small, short-tailed, sharp-beaked birds of the family Sittidae that creep on trees and feed on small nuts and insects.

chickadee

noun

  1. any of several North American birds of the genus Parus, of the titmouse family, especially P. atricapillus black-capped chickadee, having the throat and top of the head black.