Giant Nuthatch
Sitta magnaWardlaw-Ramsay, RG, 1876
English (US) Giant Nuthatch
The Giant Nuthatch (Sitta magna) 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 magna
- Family
- Sittidae (Nuthatches)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Giant Nuthatch
- Described by
- Wardlaw-Ramsay, RG, 1876
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Sitta magna magna
- Sitta magna ligea
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Wardlaw-Ramsay, RG, 1876
- Type locality
- Karenni.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1876, pt.3 p.677 pl.63
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Brown-headed Nuthatch
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Bahama Nuthatch
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Yunnan Nuthatch
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