Sitta [europaea or arctica] (Wood or Siberian Nuthatch)

Wood or Siberian Nuthatch

Sitta [europaea or arctica] (= Sitta europaea) Linnaeus, C 1758

The Eurasian nuthatch or wood nuthatch is a small passerine bird found throughout the Palearctic and in Europe. Like other nuthatches, it is a short-tailed bird with a long bill, blue-grey upperparts and a black eye-stripe. It is a vocal bird with a repeated loud dwip call. There are more than 20 subspecies in three main groups; birds in the west of the range have orange-buff underparts and a white throat, those in Russia have whitish underparts, and those in the east have a similar appearance to European birds, but lack the white throat. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Sittidae
Genus:
   Sitta
Scientific:
  Sitta europaea

Original description

Citation:
Linnaeus, C 1758

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.115

Protonym:
Sitta europaea

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/727020

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
3C468678E0958FC6

Avibase ID:
avibase-3C468678

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/3C468678

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 563018

Geographic range:

Sitta europaea europaea: Scandinavia and Russia to Volga and Vyatka basins and Ukraine
Sitta europaea caesia: Britain to Denmark, Carpathian Mts., Pyrénées and Balkan Pen.
Sitta europaea hispaniensis (hispaniensis): Iberian Peninsula
Sitta europaea hispaniensis (atlas): Morocco
Sitta europaea cisalpina: southern Switzerland (south of the Alps), mainland Italy, Sicily, and western coastal Balkans, south to southwestern Montenegro
Sitta europaea levantina: W Asia Minor, Levant and s Turkey (e to Euphrates River)
Sitta europaea caucasica: N and ne Turkey, Caucasus region and Transcaucasia
Sitta europaea persica: Zagros Mountains (sw Iran)
Sitta europaea rubiginosa: SE Transcaucasia (Talyshskiye and Gory mountains) to n Iran
Sitta europaea asiatica: central Russia east to the western shore of Lake Baikal, south to Kazakhstan and western Mongolia
Sitta europaea baicalensis: southeastern Siberia, from region south and east of Lake Baikal, east to the Sea of Okhotsk and northeastern China
Sitta europaea takatsukasai: southern Kuril Islands (Iturup and Urup)
Sitta europaea clara: southern Kuril Islands (Kunashir and Shikotan) and northern Japan (Hokkaido)
Sitta europaea sakhalinensis: Sakhalin (Russia)
Sitta europaea albifrons: northeastern Russia (southern Koryak Highlands and the Kamchatka Peninsula) and northern Kuril Islands (Paramushir)
Sitta europaea roseilia: southern Japan (southern Kyushu)
Sitta europaea amurensis: SE Russia to ne China, Korea and Honshu (n Japan)
Sitta europaea hondoensis: central and southern Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, and northern Kyushu)
Sitta europaea bedfordi: Cheju-Do Islands (Korea)
Sitta europaea seorsa: NW China (e Tien Shan Mountains of n Xinjiang)
Sitta europaea sinensis: central and eastern China
Sitta europaea formosana: Taiwan
Sitta arctica: N-central Siberia to Anadyr River (e Russia)
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Wood or Siberian Nuthatch
French:
Sittelle torchepot ou S. de Sibérie

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Wood or Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta [europaea or arctica])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Wood or Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta [europaea or arctica])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Wood or Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta [europaea or arctica])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Wood or Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta [europaea or arctica])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Wood or Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta [europaea or arctica])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Wood or Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta [europaea or arctica])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Wood or Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta [europaea or arctica])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Wood or Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta [europaea or arctica])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Wood or Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta [europaea or arctica])
Birdlife checklist version 00: Wood Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01: Wood Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02: Wood Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03: Wood Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04: Wood Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Wood Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Wood Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Wood Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Wood Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Wood Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Wood Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Wood Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea)
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Sittelle torchepot ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016: Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017: Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
eBird version 2016: Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
eBird version 2021: Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club: Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Wood Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Wood Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Wood Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sitta europaea [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Sitta [europaea or cashmirensis]

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Asturian: Martarinete, Rompeablanes común
Azerbaijani: Adi sitta
Belarusian: Звычайны кавалік
Bulgarian: Горска зидарка
Breton: Ar pokerig-kraoñ
Catalan: Pica-soques blau, pica-soques eurasiàtic
Czech: Brhlík lesní
Welsh: Cnocell y cnau, Delor y cnau, Telor y cnau
Danish: Lysbuget Spætmejse, Spætmejse
German: Kleiber, Skandinavischer Kleiber, Spechtmeise
Greek: Δενδροτσοπανάκος, Δεντροτσοπανάκος
English: Chinese Nuthatch, Common Nuthatch, Eurasian Nuthatch, European Nuthatch, Nuthatch, Skandinavian nuthatch, Wood Nuthatch, Wood or Siberian Nuthatch
English, HBW: Eurasian/Siberian Nuthatch
English (IOC): Eurasian/Siberian Nuthatch
English (United States): Eurasian Nuthatch
Esperanto: sito
Spanish: Carbonero común, Sita de Eurasia, Trepador Azul, Trepador común
Spanish (Spain): Trepador Azul
Spanish (HBW): Trepador azul
Estonian: Puukoristaja
Basque: Garrapo, Garrapoa, Pica-soques blau
Persian: کمرکُلی جنگلی
Finnish: Pähkinänakkeli
Faroese: Rennisveinur
French: Sittelle torchepot, Sittelle torchepot ou S. de Sibérie, Torchepot
Frisian: Blauspjocht
Irish: Cnóshnag
Gaelic: Sgoltan
Galician: Gabeador azul, Pica-soques blau
Manx: Scolteyder croiyn
Hebrew: סיטה אירופית
Croatian: Brgljez, Obični brglijez
Hungarian: Csuszka
Armenian: [Sovorakan Sitegh ], Սովորական Սիտեղ
Icelandic: Hnotigða
Italian: Picchio muratore, Picchio muratore eurasiatico, Picchio muratore europeo, Picchio muratore scandinavo
Japanese (romaji): gojū-kara, gojuugara, gojuukara, Gojuu-kara
Japanese: ゴジュウカラ, ゴジュウガラ
Japanese (Kanji): 五十雀
Georgian: ჩვეულებრივი ცოცია, ჩვეულებრივი ხეცოცია
Khakas: Чочылас
Kazakh: Орман кєктекесі
Kazakh (Transliteration): orman kök-tekesi
Korean: 동고비, 아물동고비, 아물동고비(동고비)
Korean (Transliteration): amul-donggobi, amul-dong-gobi, donggobi, dong-gobi
Cornish: Terrer know
Scientific: Sitta [europaea or arctica], Sitta europaea, Sitta europaea atlas, Sitta europaea europaea, Sitta europaea europea, Sitta europea, Sitta europea europea
Luxembourgish: Kuesleefer
Limburgish: Azuurmees
Lithuanian: Bukutis, Vilkutis
Latvian: Dzilnītis
Macedonian: Обичен (Шумски) лазач
Mongolian: Өрнийн тоншголжин, Тоншголжин
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠦᠷᠣᠨ᠎ᠠ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠲᠣᠩᠰᠢᠭᠣᠯᠵᠢᠨ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Модон шогшоо, Нохой шогшуур, Шарцгай
Mongolian (Transliteration): modoŋ shogshoo, nokhoi shogshuur, örniŋ toŋshgoljiŋ, shartsgai, toŋshgoljiŋ
Dutch: Boomklever
Norwegian Nynorsk: Spettmeis
Norwegian: Spettmeis
Polish: kowalik, kowalik skandynawski, kowalik zwyczajny
Pinyin: chá-fù shī, chuān shù pí, pǔtōng shī, sōng zhēr
Portuguese: trepadeira azul, Trepadeira-azul
Portuguese (Portugal): Trepadeira-azul
Romansh: Pitgarel
Romanian: Țiclean
Russian: Obyknovenny Popolzen, европейский поползень, Обыкновенный поползень, Поползень, Поползень обыкновенный
Scots: Sgoltan
Slovak: Brhlâk obyčajný, Brhlík lesný, Brhlík obyčajný
Slovenian: brglez, evroazijski brglez
Albanian: Zvarritësi i zakonshëm
Serbian: brgljez, brgljez puzavac, puzavac, Брглјез, Бргљез, Пузавац
Swedish: Nötväcka, nötväcka/jakutisk nötväcka
Turkish: Sıvacı, Sıvacı kuşu, sıvacıkuşu, syvacykuşu, Орман көктекесі
Tuvinian: Дүлей-көк, Көк-деген, Көк-төш, Чолдак-көк
Ukrainian: Повзик, Повзик звичайний
Vietnamese: Trèo cây bụng hung, Trèo cây đít hung
Chinese: [cha-fu shi], [chuan shu pi], [putong shi], [sang zher], 普通䴓, 普通____, 普通鳾, 松枝儿, 穿树皮, 茶腹鳾
Chinese (Traditional): 普通鳾, 松枝兒, 穿樹皮, 茶腹鳾
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 茶腹鳾
Chinese (Taiwan): [cha-fu shi], 茶腹, 茶腹鳾