Siberian Nuthatch

Overview

Siberian Nuthatch (Sitta arctica) is a species of Nuthatches (Sittidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Sitta; binomial: Sitta arctica; authority: Buturlin, 1907.

Distribution

Breeding range: the Palearctic.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Sitta arctica is split from S. europaea (Zink et al. 2006; Red’kin & Konovalova 2006; Collar 2007). Recent phylogenetic studies confirm that Siberian Nuthatch is an ancient offshoot of the major Eurasian and Sino-Himalayan clades of nuthatches and is only remotely related to Eurasian Nuthatch with which it was long considered conspecific (Päckert et al. 2020).