nuthatch(n = noun.animal) nutcracker - any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects;
Any one of several species of birds of the genus Sitta, as the European species (Sitta Europæa). The white-breasted nuthatch (Sitta Carolinensis), the red-breasted nuthatch (Sitta Canadensis), the pygmy nuthatch (Sitta pygmæa), and others, are American. [1913 Webster]