Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (47)
- Subspecies (22)
Guy M. Kirwan, Peter Pyle, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.2 — Published March 14, 2025
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Albanian | Zvarritësi i zakonshëm |
| Armenian | Սովորական սիտեղ |
| Asturian | Rompeablanes común |
| Azerbaijani | Adi sitta |
| Basque | Garrapo eurasiarra |
| Bulgarian | Горска зидарка |
| Catalan | pica-soques eurasiàtic |
| Chinese | 茶腹鳾 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 普通鳾 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 普通䴓 |
| Croatian | brgljez |
| Czech | brhlík lesní |
| Danish | Spætmejse |
| Dutch | Boomklever |
| English | Eurasian Nuthatch |
| English (United States) | Eurasian Nuthatch |
| Estonian | puukoristaja |
| Finnish | pähkinänakkeli |
| French | Sittelle torchepot |
| French (Canada) | Sittelle torchepot |
| Galician | Agatuñadeira eurasiática |
| Georgian | ჩვეულებრივი ხეცოცია |
| German | Kleiber |
| Greek | Δεντροτσοπανάκος |
| Hebrew | סיטה אירופית |
| Hungarian | Csuszka |
| Icelandic | Hnotigða |
| Italian | Picchio muratore |
| Japanese | ゴジュウカラ |
| Korean | 동고비 |
| Latvian | Dzilnītis |
| Lithuanian | Bukutis |
| Mongolian | Өрнийн тоншголжин |
| Norwegian | spettmeis |
| Persian | کمرکُلی جنگلی |
| Polish | kowalik |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Trepadeira-azul |
| Romanian | Țiclean |
| Russian | Обыкновенный поползень |
| Serbian | Brgljez |
| Slovak | brhlík obyčajný |
| Slovenian | Brglez |
| Spanish | Trepador Azul |
| Spanish (Spain) | Trepador azul |
| Swedish | nötväcka |
| Turkish | Sıvacı |
| Ukrainian | Повзик звичайний |
Revision Notes
Guy Kirwan revised the Systematics page, and made updates throughout the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page.
Sitta europaea Linnaeus, 1758
PROTONYM:
Sitta europaea
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.115.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Europae, Americae; restricted to Sweden by Hartert, 1905, Vogel pal. Fauna, p. 329.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- SITTA
- europae / europaea / europaeus / europeus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
- Migration
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Distribution of the Eurasian Nuthatch
