The White-breasted Nuthatch has a short neck, broad shoulders, beady black eyes, blue gray above, and a glossy black cap and nape, clear white below, sides of face and neck are white, white patches on each side of the tail and the flanks are tawny.
Sexes are alike.
This bird spends most of it's life in large trees in areas such as forests, farm woodlots, country towns and parks. He can hang upside down, swinging from tiny branches. Sometimes you will find the White-breasted hopping about on the ground under trees in search of nuts and insects.