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Sitta  Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Serial No.: 178774

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): Nuthatches [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2026   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPasseriformes  – Perching Birds, passereaux  
                            FamilySittidae R. P. Lesson, 1828 – nuthatches  
                               GenusSitta Linnaeus, 1758 – Nuthatches  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Sitta arctica Buturlin, 1907 – Sittelle de Sibérie, trepadeira-siberiana, Siberian Nuthatch, Trepador siberiano 
                                  Species Sitta azurea R. P. Lesson, 1830 – Blue Nuthatch, Trepador azur, Sittelle bleue, trepadeira-de-barriga-preta, trepadeira-azurita 
                                  Species Sitta canadensis Linnaeus, 1766 – Sita canadiense, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Trepador canadiense, trepadeira-de-peito-ruivo, trepadeira-ruiva, Sittelle à poitrine rousse 
                                  Species Sitta carolinensis Latham, 1790 – Sita pecho blanco, White-breasted Nuthatch, trepadeira-branca, Sittelle à poitrine blanche, Trepador pechiblanco, trepadeira-de-peito-branco 
                                  Species Sitta cashmirensis W. E. Brooks, 1871 – Sittelle du Cachemire, trepadeira-de-caxemira, Trepador de Cachemira, Kashmir Nuthatch 
                                  Species Sitta castanea R. P. Lesson, 1830 – Indian Nuthatch, Sittelle indienne, trepadeira-indiana, Trepador indio 
                                  Species Sitta cinnamoventris Blyth, 1842 – Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch, Sittelle de Blyth, trepadeira-de-barriga-castanha, Trepador ventricastaño 
                                  Species Sitta europaea Linnaeus, 1758 – Sittelle torchepot, trepadeira-azul, Trepador azul, Eurasian Nuthatch 
                                  Species Sitta formosa Blyth, 1843 – Beautiful Nuthatch, trepadeira-formosa, Trepador hermoso, trepadeira-soberba, Sittelle superbe 
                                  Species Sitta frontalis Swainson, 1820 – Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, Sittelle veloutée, Trepador piquirrojo, trepadeira-de-bico-vermelho 
                                  Species Sitta himalayensis Jardine & Selby, 1835 – Trepador del Himalaya, trepadeira-do-himalaia, trepadeira-de-cauda-branca, Sittelle de l'Himalaya, White-tailed Nuthatch 
                                  Species Sitta insularis J. Bond, 1931 – trepadeira-das-baamas, Bahama Nuthatch, Sittelle des Bahamas, trepadeira-baamense, Trepador de las Bahamas 
                                  Species Sitta krueperi Pelzeln, 1863 – Krüper's Nuthatch, Sittelle de Krüper, trepadeira-do-levante, trepadeira-turca, Trepador de Krüper 
                                  Species Sitta ledanti Vielliard, 1976 – Algerian Nuthatch, trepadeira-argelina, Trepador de Kabilia, trepadeira-da-argélia, Sittelle kabyle 
                                  Species Sitta leucopsis Gould, 1850 – White-cheeked Nuthatch, Trepador cariblanco, trepadeira-de-peito-branco, trepadeira-de-faces-brancas, Sittelle à joues blanches 
                                  Species Sitta magna R. G. Wardlaw-Ramsay, 1876 – Giant Nuthatch, Trepador gigante, trepadeira-gigante, Sittelle géante 
                                  Species Sitta nagaensis Godwin-Austen, 1874 – trepadeira-dos-naga, Sittelle des Naga, trepadeira-de-barriga-cinzenta, Trepador de las Naga, Chestnut-vented Nuthatch 
                                  Species Sitta neglecta Walden, 1870 – Burmese Nuthatch, Sittelle d'Indochine, trepadeira-indochinesa, Trepador indochino 
                                  Species Sitta neumayer Michahelles, 1830 – Western Rock Nuthatch, Trepador rupestre occidental, trepadeira-rupestre, Sittelle de Neumayer, trepadeira-rupestre-do-levante 
                                  Species Sitta oenochlamys (Sharpe, 1877) – Sulphur-billed Nuthatch, Sittelle des Philippines, trepadeira-filipina, Trepador filipino 
                                  Species Sitta przewalskii Berezowski & Bianchi, 1891 – Przevalski's Nuthatch, trepadeira-de-faces-brancas, Sittelle de Przewalski, trepadeira-de-przewalski, Trepador de Przewalski 
                                  Species Sitta pusilla Latham, 1790 – Brown-headed Nuthatch, Trepador cabecipardo, trepadeira-de-cabeça-castanha, Sittelle à tête brune 
                                  Species Sitta pygmaea Vigors, 1839 – Sita enana, Pygmy Nuthatch, trepadeira-pigmeia, Sittelle pygmée, Trepador enano 
                                  Species Sitta solangiae (Delacour & Jabouille, 1930) – Yellow-billed Nuthatch, Trepador piquigualdo, trepadeira-de-bico-amarelo, Sittelle à bec jaune 
                                  Species Sitta tephronota Sharpe, 1872 – Eastern Rock Nuthatch, trepadeira-rupestre-oriental, trepadeira-persa, Trepador rupestre oriental, Sittelle des rochers 
                                  Species Sitta victoriae Rippon, 1904 – trepadeira-birmanesa, Trepador birmano, Sittelle du Victoria, trepadeira-dos-chim, White-browed Nuthatch 
                                  Species Sitta villosa J. Verreaux, 1865 – Chinese Nuthatch, Trepador chino, trepadeira-chinesa, Sittelle de Chine 
                                  Species Sitta whiteheadi Sharpe, 1884 – Corsican Nuthatch, trepadeira-da-córsega, Sittelle corse, Trepador corso, trepadeira-corsa 
                                  Species Sitta yunnanensis Ogilvie-Grant, 1900 – Yunnan Nuthatch, Trepador de Yunnan, Sittelle du Yunnan, trepadeira-do-iunão 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Sitta    
       
  Expert: Richard C. Banks  
  Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.   
  Reference for: Sitta    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 03 Mar 2025]. doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.1   
  Reference for: Sitta   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Sitta   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner  
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Sitta   
       

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