Eurasian Nuthatch

Overview

Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) is a species of Nuthatches (Sittidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines). A stocky blue-gray bird with a black eye stripe, creeping head-down down tree trunks; wedges nuts into bark and hammers them open; a regular visitor to feeders; nests in tree holes, plastering the entrance with mud.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Sitta; binomial: Sitta europaea; authority: Linnaeus, 1758. Typical size: 13-14cm. Average lifespan: 3-8 years.

Distribution

Breeding range: the Palearctic.

Conservation Status

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

Remarks

No additional remarks recorded.