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Varied Sittella

Daphoenositta chrysoptera (Latham, J 1801)

The varied sittella is a small, around 10–11 cm long, songbird native to Australia. It is also known as the Australian nuthatch, orange-winged sittella and the barkpecker. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Neosittidae
Genus:
   Daphoenositta
Scientific:
  Daphoenositta chrysoptera

Original description

Citation:
  (Latham, J 1801)

Reference:
   Suppl. Indicis Orn.

Protonym:
  Sitta chrysoptera

Type locality:
  Sydney, New South Wales.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/313412#page/38/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  99536A00380435B4

Avibase ID:
  avibase-99536A00

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/99536A00

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559683

Geographic range:

  • Daphoenositta chrysoptera: Australia (except Tasmania)
  • Daphoenositta chrysoptera chrysoptera: southeastern Australia (south-central Queensland to Victoria)
  • Daphoenositta chrysoptera leucoptera: northern Australia (Fitzroy River, Western Australia to northwestern Queensland)
  • Daphoenositta chrysoptera striata: northern Queensland (Cape York Peninsula)
  • Daphoenositta chrysoptera pileata: southern Australia (North West Cape to western New South Wales and western Victoria)
  • Daphoenositta chrysoptera leucocephala: eastern Queensland (Repulse Bay to Brisbane)
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Varied Sittella
Catalan:
neosita variable
Czech:
brhlíček proměnlivý
Danish:
Sittella
German:
Spiegelkleiber
Spanish:
Neosita Variable
Spanish (Spain):
Neosita Variable
Finnish:
australiannakkeli
French:
Néositte variée
Croatian:
australski brgljez
Hungarian:
ausztrálcsuszka
Icelandic:
Töfraskikkja
Italian:
Sittella varia
Japanese (romaji):
o-sutorariagojuukara
Japanese:
オーストラリアゴジュウカラ
Lithuanian:
Margoji sitela
Dutch:
Australische Boomloper
Norwegian:
Stripesittella
Polish:
kowaliczek zmienny
Portuguese:
Trepadeira-austral-variável
Portuguese (Portugal):
trepadeira-variável
Russian:
Изменчивая сителла
Slovak:
brhlíček družný
Serbian:
Raznobojni brgljez
Swedish:
broksittella
Ukrainian:
Баргель мінливобарвний
Chinese:
杂色澳䴓
Chinese (Traditional):
多彩澳鳾

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Néositte variée ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Néositte variée ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Varied Sittella ( Neositta chrysoptera) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Neositta chrysoptera [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Neositta chrysoptera [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Neositta chrysoptera [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Daphoenositta chrysoptera
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Daphoenositta chrysoptera [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Daphoenositta [chrysoptera or papuensis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: neosita variable
Czech: brhlíček proměnlivý
Danish: Sittella
German: Spiegelkleiber
English: Orange-winged Sittella, Varied Sitella, Varied Sittella
English, HBW: Varied Sittella
English (IOC): Varied Sittella
English (United States): Varied Sittella
Spanish: Neosita Variable, Sitela Variada
Spanish (Spain): Neosita Variable
Finnish: Australiannakkeli
French: Néositte variée
Croatian: australski brgljez
Hungarian: ausztrálcsuszka
Indonesian: Sitella papua
Icelandic: Töfraskikkja
Italian: Sittella varia, Sittella variabile
Japanese (romaji): o-sutorariagojuukara
Japanese: オアストラリアゴジュウガラ, オーストラリアゴジュウカラ
Scientific: Daphoenositta chrysoptera, Daphoenositta chrysoptera chrysoptera, Neositta chrysoptera, Neositta chrysoptera chrysoptera, Sitta chrysoptera
Lithuanian: Margoji sitela
Dutch: Australische Boomloper
Norwegian: Stripesittella
Polish: kowaliczek zmienny
Portuguese: Trepadeira-austral-variável
Portuguese (Portugal): trepadeira-variável
Russian: изменчивая сителла, Оранжевокрылая сителла
Slovak: brhlícek družný, brhlíček družný
Serbian: Raznobojni brgljez
Swedish: Broksitella, broksittella
Turkish: Değişken renkli sıvacı
Ukrainian: Баргель мінливобарвний
Chinese: 杂色澳䴓, 杂色澳
Chinese (Traditional): 多彩澳鳾

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