Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (34)
- Monotypic
Cameron K. Ghalambor and Thomas E. Martin
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1999
Text last updated January 1, 1999
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Basque | Garrapo kanadarra |
Bulgarian | Червеногърда зидарка |
Catalan | pica-soques del Canadà |
Croatian | kanadski brgljez |
Czech | brhlík americký |
Danish | Amerikansk Spætmejse |
Dutch | Canadese boomklever |
English | Red-breasted Nuthatch |
English (United States) | Red-breasted Nuthatch |
Estonian | valgekulm-puukoristaja |
Finnish | valkokulmanakkeli |
French | Sittelle à poitrine rousse |
French (Canada) | Sittelle à poitrine rousse |
German | Rotbrustkleiber |
Greek | Καναδέζικος Τσοπανάκος |
Hebrew | סיטה קנדית |
Hungarian | Kanadai csuszka |
Icelandic | Bandigða |
Japanese | ムネアカゴジュウカラ |
Latvian | Kanādas dzilnītis |
Lithuanian | Kanadinis bukutis |
Norwegian | rustspettmeis |
Polish | kowalik czarnogłowy |
Portuguese (Portugal) | Trepadeira-azul-do-canadá |
Romanian | Țiclean canadian |
Russian | Канадский поползень |
Serbian | Crvenogrudi američki brgljez |
Slovak | brhlík čiernohlavý |
Spanish | Trepador Canadiense |
Spanish (Mexico) | Bajapalos Pecho Canela |
Spanish (Spain) | Trepador canadiense |
Swedish | rödbröstad nötväcka |
Turkish | Kanada Sıvacısı |
Ukrainian | Повзик канадський |
Sitta canadensis Linnaeus, 1766
PROTONYM:
Sitta canadensis
Linnaeus, 1766. Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1], p.177.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Canada.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- SITTA
- canadense / canadensis
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
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Red-breasted Nuthatch.
This species is resident throughout most of its breeding range, but withdraws from northernmost portions during most winters. Most remaining populations exhibit irruptive movements, typically in alternate years that coincide with a poor crop of conifer seeds on the breeding grounds. During irruptive years individuals may winter outside of the breeding range south of the distribution shown.