Birds Of Japan 27-The Eurasian Nuthatch-ゴジュウカラ

27. Birds Of Japan 27: The Eurasian Nuthatch-日本の野鳥27:ゴジュウカラ野鳥図鑑野鳥写真 Japan Birds Encyclopedia Bird Watching Wild Life Guide Photography bird parks

Eurasian Nuthatch ゴジュウカラ Scientific name: Sitta europaea.The Eurasian Nuthatch is a small forest bird with a bluish-gray back, white to pale underparts, a black eye-stripe, short tail, and a strong pointed bill. In Japan it is called ゴジュウカラ / Gojūkara. Its most famous behavior is moving headfirst down tree trunks, something most small birds cannot do well.In Japan, it is mainly a resident forest bird. It lives in mature deciduous and mixed forests, especially beech, oak, and other old woodland with large trees and natural cavities. It is more common in Hokkaido and mountain forests of Honshu, and becomes more local farther south where suitable forest is limited. Japanese records also include Shikoku and northern Kyushu, mostly in mountain forest areas.

Eurasian Nuthatch ゴジュウカラ

The Eurasian Nuthatch is a small, active woodland bird often seen in forests, parks, mountain woods, and mature tree areas in Japan. It has blue-gray upperparts, pale underparts, a strong pointed bill, and a bold dark eye stripe that gives it a sharp and lively appearance.

This bird is famous for climbing tree trunks and branches both upward and downward, often moving headfirst down the bark while searching for insects, larvae, seeds, and nuts. It may store food in bark crevices and is often heard giving clear, ringing calls from woodland trees.