Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLinnaeus, C, 1758
English (US) Eurasian Nuthatch
The Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Sittidae (Nuthatches) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Sitta europaea
- Family
- Sittidae (Nuthatches)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Eurasian Nuthatch
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 21 subspecies for this species.
- Sitta europaea sinensis
- Sitta europaea formosana
- Sitta europaea asiatica
- Sitta europaea seorsa
- Sitta europaea baicalensis
- Sitta europaea albifrons
- Sitta europaea takatsukasai
- Sitta europaea sakhalinensis
- Sitta europaea clara
- Sitta europaea amurensis
- Sitta europaea bedfordi
- Sitta europaea hondoensis
- Sitta europaea roseilia
- Sitta europaea caesia
- Sitta europaea europaea
- Sitta europaea cisalpina
- Sitta europaea hispaniensis
- Sitta europaea levantina
- Sitta europaea caucasica
- Sitta europaea persica
- Sitta europaea rubiginosa
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
- Type locality
- Europae, Americae; restricted to Sweden by Hartert, 1905, Vogel pal. Fauna, p. 329.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.115
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Sitta whiteheadi
Chinese Nuthatch
Sitta villosa
Western Rock Nuthatch
Sitta neumayer
Eastern Rock Nuthatch
Sitta tephronota
Siberian Nuthatch
Sitta arctica
White-tailed Nuthatch
Sitta himalayensis
White-browed Nuthatch
Sitta victoriae
Chestnut-vented Nuthatch
Sitta nagaensis
Kashmir Nuthatch
Sitta cashmirensis
Indian Nuthatch
Sitta castanea
Burmese Nuthatch
Sitta neglecta
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch
Sitta cinnamoventris
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