Pygmy nuthatch

The pygmy nuthatch is long and with a wingspan of , and weighs . Six subspecies are currently accepted; some older texts accept a seventh, S. p. chihuahuae. • Sitta pygmaea melanotis Van Rossem, AJ, 1929. Southwestern Canada south through interior western USA to northwestern Mexico; syn. S. p. chihuahuae van Rossem, 1929. • Sitta pygmaea pygmaea Vigors, NA, 1839. Central California coast. • Sitta pygmaea leuconucha Anthony, AW, 1889. Southwestern California coast. • Sitta pygmaea brunnescens Norris, RA, 1958. Southwestern Mexico. • Sitta pygmaea flavinucha Van Rossem, AJ, 1939. East-central Mexico. • Sitta pygmaea elii Phillips, AR, 1986. Northeastern Mexico. This species is very similar to the brown-headed nuthatch of the southeastern United States; their ranges have no overlap. Brown-headed nuthatch differs in having an orangey-brown (not grayish) cap, a more obvious white spot on the nape, and less white in the tail. ==In popular culture==

The pygmy nuthatch features prominently in the climax of the 2000 film ''Charlie's Angels'', in which Cameron Diaz's character, Natalie, discovers the location of the villains' fortress by identifying the call of the pygmy nuthatch, which she says only live in Carmel, California. The bird shown however is not a pygmy nuthatch, which in any case is found in a much wider range; the film imposter is a Venezuelan troupial and the call is of a fox sparrow. ==References==