78,474 observationsLeast Concern
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaea
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Aves ›Order: Passeriformes ›Family: Sittidae ›Genus: Sitta
About
The Eurasian nuthatch or wood nuthatch (Sitta europaea) is a small passerine bird found throughout temperate Asia and in Europe, where its name is the nuthatch. Like other nuthatches, it is a short-tailed bird with a long bill, blue-grey upperparts and a black eye-stripe. It is a vocal bird with a repeated loud dwip call. There are more than 20 subspecies in three main groups; birds in the west of the range have orange-buff underparts and...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Eurasian Nuthatch is Sitta europaea.
- Eurasian Nuthatch belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Eurasian Nuthatch belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Eurasian Nuthatch belongs to the class Aves.
- Eurasian Nuthatch belongs to the order Passeriformes.
- Eurasian Nuthatch belongs to the family Sittidae.
- Eurasian Nuthatch belongs to the genus Sitta.