White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (26)
- Monotypic
Simon Harrap
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 21, 2018
Text last updated June 21, 2018
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bangla (India) | সাদালেজ চোরপাখি |
| Bulgarian | Хималайска зидарка |
| Catalan | pica-soques de l'Himàlaia |
| Chinese (SIM) | 白尾䴓 |
| Croatian | planinski brgljez |
| Dutch | Witstaartboomklever |
| English | White-tailed Nuthatch |
| English (United States) | White-tailed Nuthatch |
| Estonian | himaalaja puukoristaja |
| French | Sittelle de l'Himalaya |
| French (Canada) | Sittelle de l'Himalaya |
| German | Weißschwanzkleiber |
| Hindi | सफ़ेद-पुंछ सिरी |
| Japanese | オジロゴジュウカラ |
| Nepali (India) | मट्टा |
| Nepali (Nepal) | पहाडी मट्टा |
| Norwegian | hvithalespettmeis |
| Polish | kowalik himalajski |
| Russian | Белохвостый поползень |
| Serbian | Belorepi brgljez |
| Slovak | brhlík bielochvostý |
| Spanish | Trepador del Himalaya |
| Spanish (Spain) | Trepador del Himalaya |
| Swedish | himalayanötväcka |
| Turkish | Himalaya Sıvacısı |
| Ukrainian | Повзик гімалайський |
Sitta himalayensis Jardine & Selby, 1835
PROTONYM:
Sitta himalayensis
Jardine & Selby, 1835. Illustrations of ornithology 3, pl.144.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Himalayas ; restricted to Simla by Meinertzhagen, 1927, Ibis, p. 410.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- SITTA
- himalayensis
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‡: extinct
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the White-tailed Nuthatch
