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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

Type locality:
  Europae, Americae; restricted to Sweden by Hartert, 1905, Vogel pal. Fauna, p. 329.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/133/mode/1up


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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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. 2023 (May 2023):
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]
eBird version 2023:
Siberian/Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica/europaea)
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, Siberian/Eurasian 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 arctica/europaea, 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

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