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Sitta whiteheadi

[edit] Identification

12cm.

• Blue grey upperparts
• Buff underparts
• Male - black crown, black eyestripe, white supercilium
• Female - grey crown, grey eyestripe
• Juvenile - similar to adult but duller

[edit] Distribution

Corsica.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Mountain pine forests.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes insects and seeds. It will store food.

It excavates holes in old pine trees; 5-8 white, red speckled, eggs are laid.

[edit] Vocalisation

Call: pu-pu-pu

Song: hididididididi

[edit] References

Wikipedia

[edit] External Links