White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (24)
- Subspecies (9)
T. C. Grubb Jr. and V. V. Pravosudov
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 28, 2008
Text last updated May 28, 2008
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Белогърда зидарка |
| Catalan | pica-soques pitblanc |
| Croatian | bjeloprsi brgljez |
| Dutch | Witborstboomklever |
| English | White-breasted Nuthatch |
| English (United States) | White-breasted Nuthatch |
| Estonian | valgepõsk-puukoristaja |
| Finnish | amerikannakkeli |
| French | Sittelle à poitrine blanche |
| French (Canada) | Sittelle à poitrine blanche |
| German | Weißbrustkleiber |
| Icelandic | Laufigða |
| Japanese | ムナジロゴジュウカラ |
| Norwegian | hvitbrystspettmeis |
| Polish | kowalik karoliński |
| Russian | Каролинский поползень |
| Serbian | Belogrudi američki brgljez |
| Slovak | brhlík bieloprsý |
| Spanish | Trepador Pechiblanco |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Bajapalos Pecho Blanco |
| Spanish (Spain) | Trepador pechiblanco |
| Swedish | vitbröstad nötväcka |
| Turkish | Beyaz Göğüslü Sıvacı |
| Ukrainian | Повзик каролінський |
Sitta carolinensis Latham, 1790
PROTONYM:
Sitta carolinensis
Latham, 1790. Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 1, p.262.
TYPE LOCALITY:
in America, Jamaica; South Carolina (ex Catesby, 1731, Nat. Hist. Carolina, 1, p. 22) accepted as type locality.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- SITTA
- carolinense / carolinensis / caroliniana / carolinianus / carolinus
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)
Originally Appeared in
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- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Year-round distribution of the White-breasted Nuthatch.
Individuals in northern and western populations undergo occasional irruptions—probably not true migration. See text for details.
