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The Varied Sittella (Daphoenositta chrysoptera) is a small, around 10–11 cm long, songbird native to Australia and New Guinea. It is also known as the Australian Nuthatch, Orange-winged Sittella and the Barkpecker. Its crown and head can be white, grey or black, and its body is either whitish or grey often streaked with black and grey. Its wings are black, with a broad bar in either white or cinnamon. The iris is dark orange, and the eye-ring legs and feet are orange-yellow. The beak is orange with a black tip that can extend as far as the base. Colouration completely depends on the subspecies, and certain subspecies are known to hybridize. In the future some subspecies may become species in their own right. Source: Wikipedia
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Neosittidae
Genus:
Daphoenositta
Scientific:
Daphoenositta chrysoptera
Citation:
(Latham, 1801)
Reference:
Suppl.ind.orn. p.xxxii
Protonym:
Sitta chrysoptera
Avibase ID:
99536A00380435B4
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/99536A00
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 559683
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
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 2019: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
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 2018): Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Varied Sittella ( Neositta chrysoptera) [version 1] |
James Lee Peters: Neositta chrysoptera [version 1] |
James Lee Peters (original): Neositta chrysoptera [version 1] |
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Neositta chrysoptera [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Varied Sittella ( Daphoenositta 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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