nuthatch

noun

1. any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects

   noun.animal

   Synonyms nutcracker

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. Any one of several species of birds of the genus <i>Sitta</i>, as the European species (<i>Sitta Europ&aelig;a</i>). The white-breasted nuthatch (<i>S. Carolinensis</i>), the red-breasted nuthatch (<i>S. Canadensis</i>), the pygmy nuthatch (<i>S. pygm&aelig;a</i>), and others, are American.

   noun

   Source: webster1913