Genus: Sitta
Description
Nuthatches from North America, Europe, Northern Africa and Asia.
Nuthatches have a dumpy, compact body, a short tail, rounded wings, short legs and a strong bill.
They live in forests and woodland (except two species) and are known to climb head-first down trees. Many species reduce the size of their nest hole with mud.
Taxonomy
Sitta is a genus in the family Sittidae.
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| S. leucopsis | White-cheeked Nuthatch | ||
| S. przewalskii | Przevalski's Nuthatch | ||
| S. magna | Giant Nuthatch | ||
| S. carolinensis | White-breasted Nuthatch | ||
| S. formosa | Beautiful Nuthatch | ||
| S. azurea | Blue Nuthatch | ||
| S. frontalis | Velvet-fronted Nuthatch | ||
| S. solangiae | Yellow-billed Nuthatch | ||
| S. oenochlamys | Sulphur-billed Nuthatch | ||
| S. pygmaea | Pygmy Nuthatch | ||
| S. pusilla | Brown-headed Nuthatch | ||
| S. insularis | Bahama Nuthatch | ||
| S. yunnanensis | Yunnan Nuthatch | ||
| S. ledanti | Algerian Nuthatch | ||
| S. krueperi | Krüper's Nuthatch | ||
| S. canadensis | Red-breasted Nuthatch | ||
| S. whiteheadi | Corsican Nuthatch | ||
| S. villosa | Chinese Nuthatch | ||
| S. neumayer | Western Rock Nuthatch | ||
| S. tephronota | Eastern Rock Nuthatch | ||
| S. arctica | Siberian Nuthatch | ||
| S. victoriae | White-browed Nuthatch | ||
| S. himalayensis | White-tailed Nuthatch | ||
| S. castanea | Indian Nuthatch | ||
| S. cinnamoventris | Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch | ||
| S. neglecta | Burmese Nuthatch | ||
| S. europaea | Eurasian Nuthatch | ||
| S. nagaensis | Chestnut-vented Nuthatch | ||
| S. cashmirensis | Kashmir Nuthatch | ||
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2008. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 13: Penduline-tits to Shrikes. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553453
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Sitta. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sitta
Pages in category ‘Sitta’
The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.
