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Siberian Nuthatch

Sitta arctica Buturlin, SA 1907

The Siberian Nuthatch is a bird species of the family Sittidae. For a long time considered as a subspecies of the Eurasian nuthatch, it was clearly differentiated in 2006 on the basis of morphological and molecular characters. It is on average larger than the Eurasian nuthatch and also differs in some morphological features such as the shape of its bill, the size of its claws and the color of its underwing and outer rectrices. Its song has also been described as "distinctly different" from that of the Eurasian nuthatch, though without further clarification. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Sittidae
Genus:
   Sitta
Scientific:
  Sitta arctica


Original description

Citation:
  Buturlin, SA 1907

Reference:
   Psovaia Ruzheinaia Okhota Venev 13 (6) p.87

Protonym:
  Sitta arctica

Type locality:
  Verkoyansk, eastern Siberia.


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  B6B17E4A9D1F0331

Avibase ID:
  avibase-B6B17E4A

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/B6B17E4A


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 915862

Geographic range:

  • Sitta arctica: north-central Siberia to Anadyr River (eastern Russia)
English:
Siberian Nuthatch
Czech:
brhlík sibiřský
Danish:
Arktisk Spætmejse
German:
Sibirienkleiber
Spanish:
Trepador siberiano
Finnish:
siperiannakkeli
French:
Sittelle de Sibérie
Croatian:
sibirski brgljez
Italian:
Picchio muratore siberiano
Dutch:
Siberische Boomklever
Norwegian:
Sakhaspettmeis
Polish:
kowalik białoczelny
Portuguese:
Trepadeira-azul-siberiana
Portuguese (Portugal):
trepadeira-siberiana
Russian:
Якутский поползень
Slovak:
brhlík sibírsky
Swedish:
jakutisk nötväcka
Ukrainian:
повзик східносибірський
Chinese:
西伯利亚䴓
Chinese (Traditional):
西伯利亞鳾


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Sittelle de Sibérie ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Sitta europaea arctica [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Sitta europaea arctica [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Sitta europaea arctica [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Sitta europaea arctica [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Sitta europaea arctica [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Sitta europaea arctica [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Sitta europaea arctica [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Sitta europaea arctica [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Sitta europaea arctica [version 2]
Clements 6th edition:
Sitta europaea arctica [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Sitta europaea arctica [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Sitta europaea arctica [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Sitta europaea arctica [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Sitta europaea arctica [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Sitta europaea arctica [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Sitta europaea arctica [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Sitta europaea arctica [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Sitta europaea arctica [version 2]
Clements, version 2015:
Sitta europaea arctica [version 2]
Clements, version 2016:
Sitta europaea arctica [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Sitta europaea arctica [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Sitta europaea arctica [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Sitta europaea arctica [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Eurasian Nuthatch (Siberian) ( Sitta europaea arctica) [version 2]
eBird version 1.53:
Eurasian Nuthatch (Siberian) ( Sitta europaea arctica) [version 2]
eBird version 1.54:
Eurasian Nuthatch (Siberian) ( Sitta europaea arctica) [version 2]
eBird version 1.55:
Eurasian Nuthatch (Siberian) ( Sitta europaea arctica) [version 2]
eBird version 2015:
Eurasian Nuthatch (Siberian) ( Sitta europaea arctica) [version 2]
eBird version 2016:
Eurasian Nuthatch (Siberian) ( Sitta europaea arctica) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Eurasian Nuthatch (Siberian) ( Sitta europaea arctica) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Eurasian Nuthatch (Siberian) ( Sitta europaea arctica) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Eurasian Nuthatch (Siberian) ( Sitta europaea arctica) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Eurasian Nuthatch (Siberian) ( Sitta europaea arctica) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Eurasian Nuthatch (Siberian) ( Sitta europaea arctica) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Sitta europaea arctica [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Sitta europaea arctica [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Sitta europaea arctica [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Sitta europaea arctica [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Sitta europaea arctica [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Sitta europaea arctica [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Sitta europaea arctica [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Sitta europaea arctica [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Sitta europaea arctica [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Sitta europaea arctica [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Taiga Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Taiga Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Sitta europaea arctica [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Sitta europaea arctica [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Siberian Nuthatch ( Sitta arctica) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Sitta europaea arctica [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Sitta europaea arctica [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Sitta arctica [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

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

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Related taxa

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Afrikaans: Siberiese boomklewer
Asturian: Rompeablanes común (arctica)
Azerbaijani: Adi sitta (arctica yarımnövü), Yakut cilovlusu
Belarusian: Сібірскі папаўзень
Bulgarian: Горска зидарка (ssp. arctica), Сибирска зидарка
Catalan: Pica-soques eurasiàtic (arctica), Pica-soques siberià
Czech: brhlík lesní (ssp. arctica), Brhlík sibiřský
Chuvash: якут шăнчасĕ
Welsh: Delor cnau Siberia
Danish: Arktisk spætmejse, Sibirisk Spætmejse
German: Kleiber (arctica), Kleiber-arctica, Sibirienkleiber
Greek: Δεντροτσοπανάκος (arctica)
English: Eurasian nuthatch, Eurasian Nuthatch (Siberian), Siberian Nuthatch, Taiga Nuthatch
English, HBW: Siberian Nuthatch
English (IOC): Siberian Nuthatch
English (United States): Eurasian Nuthatch (Siberian)
Esperanto: Siberia sito
Spanish: Trepador Azul (arctica), Trepador siberiano
Spanish (Spain): Trepador Azul (arctica)
Spanish (HBW): Eurasian Nuthatch (Siberian)
Estonian: evengi puukoristaja
Basque: Garrapoa (arctica)
Persian: کمرکُلی جنگلی (arctica)
Finnish: pähkinänakkeli (arctica), siperiannakkeli
French: Sittelle de Sibérie, Sittelle torchepot (arctica), Sittelle torchepot (Sibérie)
Frisian: Sibearyske blauspjocht
Irish: Cnóshnag Sibéarach
Galician: Gabeador azul (arctica), Trepadeira azul siberiana
Hebrew: סיטה אירופית (סיבירית)
Croatian: sibirski brgljez
Hungarian: Csuszka (Szibériai)
Armenian: Սովորական սիտեղ (arctica)
Icelandic: Hnotigða (arctica)
Italian: Picchio muratore siberiano
Japanese (romaji): gojuukara (arctica)
Japanese: ゴジュウカラ (arctica), ゴジュウカラ(arctica)
Scientific: Sitta arctica, Sitta europaea arctica, Sitta europea arctica
Lithuanian: Bukutis (arctica), Sibirinis bukutis
Latvian: Sibīrijas dzilnītis
Dutch: Boomklever (Siberische), Siberische Boomklever
Norwegian: Sakhaspettmeis, spettmeis (arctica), spettmeis (arctica) (sakhaspettmeis)
Polish: kowalik (arctica), kowalik białoczelny
Portuguese: Trepadeira-azul-siberiana
Portuguese (Portugal): Trepadeira-azul (arctica), trepadeira-siberiana
Rhaeto-Romance: Pitgarel sibiric
Romanian: Ţiclean siberic
Russian: Обыкновенный поползень (Якутский), Поползень якутский, Сибирский поползень, Якутский поползень
Northern Sami: Sibirjjaáihnegaccet
Slovak: brhlík sibírsky, brhlík sibírsky (skup.)
Slovenian: Brglez (arctica), Sibirski brglez
Serbian: Brgljez (sibirska podvrsta), Sibirski brgljez
Swedish: jakutisk nötväcka, nötväcka (jakutisk nötväcka)
Turkish: Avrupa sıvacısı (arctica), Sibirya sıvacısı, Sıvacı (arctica)
Ukrainian: Повзик (звичайний) східносибірський, повзик східносибірський
Chinese: 普通䴓 (arctica), 西伯利亚䴓
Chinese (Traditional): 西伯利亞鳾

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