Siberian nuthatch
| Siberian nuthatch | |
|---|---|
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| Not recognized (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sittidae |
| Genus: | Sitta |
| Species: | S. arctica |
| Binomial name | |
| Sitta arctica Buturlin, 1907 | |
Distribution map.
The Siberian nuthatch (Sitta arctica) is a small passerine bird of the family Sittidae, found in Eastern Siberia. Until 2006, it was usually treated as a subspecies of the Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea).[1] The split was accepted by the British Ornithologists' Union in 2012.[2]
Notes
- ↑ Yaroslav Red'kin and Maria V. Konovalova, « Systematic notes on Asian birds. 63. The eastern Asiatic races of Sitta europaea Linnaeus, 1758 », Zoologische Mededelingen, vol. 80, no 15, December 21, 2006, p. 241-261 (ISSN 0024-0672)
- ↑ Sangster, George; Collinson, Martin; Crochet, J. Pierre-André; Knox, Alan G.; Parkin, David T.; Votier, Stephen C. (2012). "Taxonomic recommendations for British birds: eighth report". Ibis 154 (4): 874–883. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.2012.01273.x.
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