Brown-headed Nuthatch Sitta pusilla Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Monotypic
Gary L. Slater, John D. Lloyd, James H. Withgott, and Kimberly G. Smith
Version: 1.1 — Published August 18, 2021
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
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Bulgarian | Кафявоглава зидарка |
Catalan | pica-soques capbrú |
Croatian | smeđokapi brgljez |
Dutch | Bruinkopboomklever |
English | Brown-headed Nuthatch |
English (United States) | Brown-headed Nuthatch |
Estonian | pisi-puukoristaja |
French | Sittelle à tête brune |
French (Canada) | Sittelle à tête brune |
German | Braunkopfkleiber |
Icelandic | Brotigða |
Japanese | チャガシラヒメゴジュウカラ |
Norwegian | brunhettespettmeis |
Polish | kowalik malutki |
Russian | Буроголовый поползень |
Serbian | Smeđoglavi američki brgljez |
Slovak | brhlík hnedohlavý |
Spanish | Trepador Cabecipardo |
Spanish (Mexico) | Bajapalos Cabeza Café |
Spanish (Spain) | Trepador cabecipardo |
Swedish | brunhuvad nötväcka |
Turkish | Boz Başlı Sıvacı |
Ukrainian | Повзик малий |
Revision Notes
Steven G. Mlodinow standardized the account's content with Clements taxonomy. Peter Pyle contributed to the Appearance page.
Sitta pusilla Latham, 1790
PROTONYM:
Sitta pusilla
Latham, 1790. Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 1, p.263.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Carolina, Jamaica [= South Carolina, fide Wayne, 1917, Contr. Charleston Mus., no. 3, p. 8].
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- SITTA
- pusilla
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UPPERCASE: current genus
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● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Brown-headed Nuthatch