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Wood Nuthatch

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:
  9C2B53A087F44E10

Avibase ID:
  avibase-9C2B53A0

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/9C2B53A0

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 Mountains, Pyrénées, and Balkan Peninsula
  • 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, southward to southwestern Montenegro
  • Sitta europaea levantina: western and southern Türkiye (eastward to Euphrates River) and Levant
  • Sitta europaea caucasica: northern and northeastern Türkiye, Caucasus region, and Transcaucasia
  • Sitta europaea persica: Zagros Mountains (southwestern Iran)
  • Sitta europaea rubiginosa: southeastern Transcaucasia (Talyshskiye and Gory mountains) to northern Iran
  • Sitta europaea asiatica: central Russia eastward to the western shore of Lake Baikal, and southward to Kazakhstan and western Mongolia
  • Sitta europaea baicalensis: southeastern Siberia, from region south and east of Lake Baikal, eastward 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: southeastern Russia to northeastern China, Korea, and Honshu (northern Japan)
  • Sitta europaea hondoensis: central and southern Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, and northern Kyushu)
  • Sitta europaea bedfordi: Jeju Island (Korea)
  • Sitta europaea seorsa: northwestern China (eastern Tien Shan Mountains of northern Xinjiang)
  • Sitta europaea sinensis: central and eastern China
  • Sitta europaea formosana: Taiwan
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Wood Nuthatch
Catalan:
Pica-soques blau
Czech:
Brhlík lesní
Danish:
Spætmejse
German:
Kleiber
Spanish:
Trepador Azul
Spanish (Spain):
Trepador Azul
Finnish:
pähkinänakkeli
French:
Sittelle torchepot
Croatian:
Brgljez
Hungarian:
Csuszka
Icelandic:
Hnotigða
Italian:
Picchio muratore
Japanese (romaji):
gojū-kara
Japanese:
ゴジュウカラ
Lithuanian:
eurazinis bukutis
Dutch:
Boomklever
Norwegian:
Spettmeis
Polish:
kowalik (zwyczajny)
Portuguese:
Trepadeira-azul
Portuguese (Portugal):
Trepadeira-azul
Russian:
Поползень
Slovak:
brhlík obyčajný
Serbian:
brgljez puzavac
Swedish:
nötväcka
Ukrainian:
повзик звичайний
Chinese:
普通䴓
Chinese (Traditional):
茶腹鳾

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Wood Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [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):
Wood Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Wood Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
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):
Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Sittelle torchepot ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Eurasian Nuthatch (Eurasian) ( Sitta europaea [europaea Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Eurasian Nuthatch (Eurasian) ( Sitta europaea [europaea Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
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 2.7:
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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 3.4:
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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 4.4:
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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 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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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 10.1:
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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:
Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Eurasian Nuthatch ( Sitta europaea) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Sitta europaea [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Sitta [europaea or arctica] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Afrikaans: Eurasiese boomklewer
Asturian: Martarinete
Azerbaijani: adi cilovlu, Adi sitta, Avropa cilovlusu
Bashkir: тилеғош, үрмәлсек турғай, үрмәлсек турғайы
Belarusian: Звычайны кавалік, Звычайны папаўзень, Папаўзень звычайны
Bulgarian: Горска зидарка, Горска зидарка (Група europaea), орска зидарка
Breton: Ar pokerig-kraoñ, Pokerig-kraoñ
Catalan: Pica-soques blau
Montenegrin: brgljez, бргљез
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): бргљез
Czech: Brhlík lesní , brhlík lesní [skupina europaea]
Chuvash: ахаль шăнчас, сăнчас, шăван кайăк, шăнчас, шăнчасĕ, шăнчассем
Welsh: Delor y Cnau
Danish: Spætmejse, Spætmejse (eurasisk)
German: Kleiber, Kleiber [europaea Gruppe]
Greek: Δεvτρoτσoπαvάκoς, Δεντροτσοπανάκος
English: Eurasian Nuthatch, Eurasian Nuthatch (Eurasian), Nuthatch, Wood Nuthatch
Esperanto: Arbarsito, Eŭropa sito, sito
Spanish: Trepador Azul, Trepador Azul (grupo europaea)
Spanish (Spain): Trepador Azul, Trepador Azul [Grupo europaea]
Estonian: harilik puukoristaja, Puukoristaja
Basque: Garrapo, Garrapoa
Evenki: schongnjakun, тутувкӣ, тутувкил
Persian: کمرکُلی جنگلی , کمرکلی جنگلی (درختی), کمرکُلی جنگلی (درختی)
Finnish: Pähkinänakkeli, pähkinänakkeli (alalaji europaea)
Faroese: Rennisveinur
French: Sittelle torchepot, Sittelle torchepot (Eurasie)
Friulian: çoi, çoiat, grip, gripitul
Frisian: Blauspjocht
Irish: Cnóshnag
Gaelic: Sgoltan
Galician: Gabeador azul, Trepadeira azul
Manx: Scoltan, Scolteyder croiyn
Hebrew: סיטה אירופית
Croatian: Brgljez, Brgljez (subps. Europaea grupa)
Hungarian: Csuszka, Csuszka (Eurázsiai)
Armenian: Սովորական Սիտեղ
Icelandic: Hnotigða
Italian: Picchio muratore, Picchio muratore eurasiatico
Japanese (romaji): gojū-kara, gojuukara (europaea guru-pu)
Japanese: ゴジュウカラ, ゴジュウカラ (europaea グループ)
Japanese (Kanji): 五十雀
Georgian: ჩვეულებრივი ცოცია, ჩვეულებრივი ხეცოცია
Kabardian: къэбцӀацӀэ
Mongolian, Halh: өрнийн тоншголжин, тоншголжин
Khakas: Чочылас
Kazakh: Орман кєктекесі, орман көктекесі
Kazakh (Transliteration): orman kök-tekesi
Korean: 동고비, 아물동고비, 아물동고비(동고비)
Korean (Transliteration): amul-donggobi, amul-dong-gobi, donggobi, dong-gobi
Karachay-Balkar: сынчыуукъ
Cornish: Terrer know
Kirghiz: кадимки коктеке
Scientific: Sitta europaea, Sitta europaea [europaea Group], Sitta europaea europaea
Luxembourgish: Kuesleefer , Kueslefer
Limburgish: Azuurmees
Lithuanian: Bukutis, eurazinis bukutis, Paprastasis bukutis
Latvian: Dzilnītis, Dzilnītis (europaea gr.)
Macedonian: Обичен (Шумски) лазач, обичен лазач
Mongolian: модон шогшоо, нохой шогшуур, Өрнийн тоншголжин, Тоншголжин, шарцгай
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
Moldavian: Țiclean
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): модон шогшоо, нохой шогшуур, шарцгай
Dutch: Boomklever, Boomklever (Euraziatisch)
Norwegian: Spettmeis, spettmeis (europaea gr.)
Polish: kowalik, kowalik (gr. europaea), kowalik (zwyczajny)
Pinyin: chá-fù shī, chuān shù pí, pǔtōng shī, sōng zhēr
Portuguese: Trepadeira-azul
Portuguese (Portugal): Trepadeira-azul, Trepadeira-azul [grupo europaea]
Romansh: pitgarel
Rhaeto-Romance: Pitgarel
Romanian: Țiclean, Ţiclean
Russian: Обыкновенный поползень, Обыкновенный поползень [группа europaea], Поползень, Поползень обыкновенный
Yakut: кэкэ-бука
Scots: Sgoltan
Northern Sami: Čáihnegaccet
Slovak: brhlík obyčajný, brhlík severský
Slovenian: brglez
Albanian: Zvarritësi i zakonshëm
Serbian: Brgljez, Brgljez (evropska podvrsta), brgljez puzavac
Swedish: Nötväcka
Turkish: Sıvacı, Sıvacı [europaea Grubu], Sıvacıkuşu, Орман көктекесі
Tatar: гади үрмәләч , үрмәкош, үрмәләч, үрмәләче, үрмәләчләр
Tuvinian: Дүлей-көк, көк-деген, көк-төш, көк-шиижек, чолдак-көк
Udmurt: кыз тэй, кызтэй
Ukrainian: Повзик, Повзик [група europaea], Повзик звичайний
Vietnamese: Trèo cây đít hung
Kalmyk: дошурһа, көк бухнда
Chinese: 普通䴓, 普通䴓（欧亚）, 松枝儿, 穿树皮
Chinese (Traditional): 普通鳾, 松枝兒, 穿樹皮, 茶腹鳾, 茶腹鳾(歐亞)
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 茶腹鳾
Chinese (Taiwan): 茶腹

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