Login| Shop|
Show Cart
Your Cart is currently empty.
Home Best Backyard Bird-Feeding Practices Bird Houses, Bird Baths, and Native Plants Bird Houses Bird House Dimensions
Bird House Dimensions

The table below contains bird house dimensions for common backyard wild birds and can be helpful when building your own nest box for a specific species.  The information is based on Homes for Birds, a publication of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, as well as the North American Bluebird Society.

Species
Floor Size (inches)
Box Heights (inches)
Entrance Above Floor (inches)
Entrance Hole (inches)
Height Above Ground (feet)
American Robin*
7x8
8
NA
NA
6-15
Carolina Wren
4x4
6-8
4-6
1 1/2
8-10
Chickadees
4x4
8-10
6-8
1 1/8
4-15
Downy Woodpecker
4x4
8-10
6-8
1 1/4
5-15
Eastern Bluebird
5x5
8-12
6-10
1 1/2
4-6
Hairy Woodpecker
6x6
12-15
9-12
1 1/2
8-20
House Finch
6x6
6
4
2
8-12
House Wren
4x4
6-8
4-6
1 1/4
5-10
Mountain Bluebird
5x5
8-12
6-10
1 9/16
4-6
Northern Flicker
7x7
16-18
14-16
2 1/2
6-20
Pileated Woodpecker
8x8
16-24
12-20
3x4
15-25
Purple Martin
6x6
6
1-2
2 1/4
6-20
Red-bellied Woodpecker
6x6
12-15
9-12
2 1/2
10-20
Red-breasted Nuthatch
4x4
8-10
6-8
1 1/4
5-15
Titmice
 4x4
10-12 
6-10 
1 1/4 
5-15 
Western Bluebird
5x5
8-12
6-10
1 9/16
4-6
White-breasted Nuthatch
4x4
8-10
6-8
1-3/8
5-15

 *Use nesting platform - three-sided shelf with open front

 
 

Connect with the NBFS

Facebook Twitter

NBFS Supporters

Our Sponsors

  • Wild Bird Centers

 

Become a Sponsor