Its bill is nearly as long as the head and is slightly upturned. The White-breasted Nuthatch has a black crown on its head, with white cheeks and a white underside. The underside has a slightly rosy region towards the tail. A nuthatch's back is a bluish-gray. The wing and tail coverts are an attractive mixture of white, black, and bluish-gray.
Nuthatches also probe crevices for smaller seeds and insects.
They hide seeds in loose bark or crevices. The percentage of seed and insect food varies with the season. Reproduction Monogamous pairs are together from the time of courtship and establishment of a territory until one of the pair disappears. The female builds the nest alone. Between 5 and 9 eggs are layed.