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Corsican Nuthatch
Sitta whiteheadi Sharpe, RB 1884
The Corsican nuthatch is a species of bird in the family Sittidae. It is a relatively small nuthatch, measuring about 12 cm (4.7 in) in overall length. The upperparts are bluish gray, the underparts grayish white. The male is distinguished from the female by its entirely black crown. The species is sedentary, territorial and not very shy. It often feeds high in Corsican pines, consuming mainly pine nuts, but also catching some flying insects. The breeding season takes place between April and May; the nest is placed in the trunk of an old pine, and the clutch has five to six eggs. The young fledge 22 to 24 days after hatching. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Sittidae
Genus:
Sitta
Scientific:
Sitta whiteheadi
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Sittidae
Genus:
Sitta
Scientific:
Sitta whiteheadi
Original description
Citation:
Sharpe, RB 1884
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
1884, pt.2 p.233,414 pl.36
Imprint year:
1884
Protonym:
Sitta whiteheadi
Type locality:
mountains of Corsica.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/91191#page/307/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
7FD1FB234C8DD443
Avibase ID:
avibase-7FD1FB23
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/7FD1FB23
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 563033
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English:
Corsican Nuthatch
Azerbaijani:
Korsika cilovlusu
Bulgarian:
Корсиканска зидарка
Catalan:
pica-soques de Còrsega
Czech:
brhlík korsický
Danish:
Korsikansk Spætmejse
German:
Korsenkleiber
Greek:
Τσοπανάκος της Κορσικής
Esperanto:
korsika sito
Spanish:
Trepador Corso
Spanish (Spain):
Trepador Corso
Estonian:
korsika puukoristaja
Basque:
Garrapo korsikar
Finnish:
korsikannakkeli
French:
Sittelle corse
Hebrew:
סיטת קורסיקה
Croatian:
korzički brgljez
Hungarian:
korzikai csuszka
Icelandic:
Taumigða
Italian:
Picchio muratore corso
Japanese (romaji):
korushikagojuukara
Japanese:
コルシカゴジュウカラ
Lithuanian:
Korsikinis bukutis
Latvian:
Korsikas dzilnītis
Dutch:
Corsicaanse Boomklever
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Korsikaspettmeis
Norwegian:
Korsikaspettmeis
Polish:
kowalik korsykański
Portuguese:
Trepadeira-corsa
Portuguese (Portugal):
trepadeira-corsa
Romanian:
Ţiclean corsican
Russian:
Корсиканский поползень
Slovak:
brhlík korzický
Slovenian:
korziški brglez
Serbian:
Korzikanski brgljez
Swedish:
korsikansk nötväcka
Turkish:
Korsika Sıvacısı
Ukrainian:
Повзик корсиканський
Chinese:
白头䴓
Chinese (Traditional):
白頭鳾
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Avilist 2025: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Sittelle corse ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Sittelle corse ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Clements 1st edition: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Clements, version 2021: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Clements, version 2022: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Clements, version 2023: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Clements, version 2024: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Clements, version 2025: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Clements 4th edition: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Clements 6th edition: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Clements, version 2015: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Clements, version 2016: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Clements, version 2017: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Clements, version 2018: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Clements, version 2019: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| eBird version 1.50: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| eBird version 1.52: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| eBird version 1.53: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| eBird version 1.54: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| eBird version 1.55: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| eBird version 2015: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| eBird version 2016: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| eBird version 2017: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| eBird version 2018: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| eBird version 2019: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| eBird version 2021: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| eBird version 2022: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| eBird version 2023: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| eBird version 2024: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| eBird version 2025: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Sitta whiteheadi |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Sitta whiteheadi |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Sitta whiteheadi |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Corsican Nuthatch ( Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sitta whiteheadi |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sitta whiteheadi |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Azerbaijani: Korsika cilovlusu
Belarusian: Карсіканскі папаўзень
Bulgarian: Корсиканска зидарка
Breton: Pokerig-Korsika
Catalan: Pica-soques cors, pica-soques de Còrsega
Czech: Brhlík korsický
Welsh: Delor cnau Corsica
Danish: Korsikansk Spætmejse
German: Korsenbleiber, Korsenkleiber
Greek: Κoρσικoτσoπαvάκoς, Τσοπανάκος της Κορσικής
English: Corsican Nuthatch
English, HBW: Corsican Nuthatch
English (IOC): Corsican Nuthatch
English (United States): Corsican Nuthatch
Esperanto: Korsika sito
Spanish: Sita Corsa, Trepador Corso
Spanish (Spain): Trepador Corso
Spanish (HBW): Trepador corso
Estonian: korsika puukoristaja
Basque: Garrapo korsikar
Finnish: Korsikannakkeli
French: Sittelle corse
Frisian: Korsikaanske blauspjocht
Irish: Cnóshnag corsacach
Galician: Trepadeira corsa
Manx: Scoltan Corsickagh
Hebrew: סיטה קורסיקה, סיטת קורסיקה
Croatian: korzički brgljez
Hungarian: korzikai csuszka
Icelandic: Taumigða
Italian: Picchio muratore corso, Picchio muratore testabruna
Japanese (romaji): korushikagojuugara, korushikagojuukara
Japanese: コルシカゴジュウカラ, コルシカゴジュウガラ
Scientific: Sitta whiteheadi
Lithuanian: Korsikinis bukutis
Latvian: Korsikas dzilnītis
Macedonian: Корзикански лазач
Dutch: Corsicaanse Boomklever, Zwartkop boomklever, Zwartkopboomklever
Norwegian Nynorsk: Korsikaspettmeis
Norwegian: Korsikaspettmeis
Polish: kowalik korsykanski, kowalik korsykański
Portuguese: trepadeira corsa, Trepadeira-azul-da-córsega, Trepadeira-corsa
Portuguese (Portugal): Trepadeira-azul-da-córsega, trepadeira-corsa
Rhaeto-Romance: Pitgarel da Corsica
Romanian: Ţiclean corsican
Russian: Корсиканский поползень
Northern Sami: Korsikačáihnegaccet
Slovak: brhlík korzický
Slovenian: korziški brglez
Albanian: Zvarritësi i Korsikës
Serbian: Korzikanski brgljez
Swedish: Korsikansk nötväcka
Turkish: Korsika Sıvacısı
Ukrainian: Повзик корсиканський
Chinese: 白头䴓, 白头
Chinese (Traditional): 白頭鳾
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