What is an animel thats name starts with the letter "n"?

NUTHATCH, common name for about 20 species of passerine (able to perch) birds, widely distributed in the northern hemisphere. In Europe and the Americas they are strictly temperate, extending south to Mexico only in the highlands, but in Asia—where nuthatches are more diverse—there are several tropical species. Nuthatches are noted for their arboreal dexterity. Their tails are not modified as stiff props as they are in woodpeckers, but nuthatches nevertheless move about on vertical surfaces of tree trunks and even on the undersides of branches, using their powerful feet and long claws; they are the only tree-climbing birds that move head downwards. They probe the bark for adult insects, larvae, and eggs. They also feed on grain and nuts, breaking them by pecking at the hard outer coatings with their bills. Nuthatches nest in natural crevices or nest holes abandoned by woodpeckers or other birds. The nest is lined with bits of bark, hair, grass, and feathers. The European nuthatch may use mud to reduce the size of an oversize nest hole. The western rock nuthatch, of eastern Europe, is untypical in that it lives among cliffs and ruined buildings.

The white-breasted and red-breasted nuthatches of North America are basically solitary, although in winter they will join mixed flocks of other small birds. The white-breasted nuthatch is about 14 cm (5.5 in) long, greyish-blue above and white below. Males have shiny black crowns; those of females are dull black or grey. The birds inhabit all of North America except treeless areas. The red-breasted nuthatch is smaller and has rusty underparts; it breeds in northern evergreen forests but winters in the southern United States. The pygmy nuthatch of western forests and the similar brown-headed nuthatch of south-eastern pines are the smallest nuthatches, about 10 cm (4 in) long. Like many Eurasian species, they are gregarious, moving through the woods in noisy flocks.

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