Eastern Rock Nuthatch

Sitta tephronota - Sittelle des rochers

Sittelle des rochers
adult plum. breeding
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Passeriformes

  • Family
    :

    Sittidés

  • Genus
    :

    Sitta

  • Species
    :

    tephronota

Descriptor

Sharpe, 1872

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 16 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : -
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Sittelle des rochers
adult plum. breeding
Sittelle des rochers
adult

Eastern Rock Nuthatch (Sitta tephronota) is a species of bird in the Sittidae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

  • Sitta tephronota tephronota (e Turkmenistan to s Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and w Pakistan)
  • Sitta tephronota obscura (ne Turkey to the Caucasus and Iran)
  • Sitta tephronota dresseri (se Turkey to n Iraq and w Iran)
  • Sitta tephronota iranica (ne Iran and s Turkmenistan)

Foreign names

  • Sittelle des rochers,
  • Trepador rupestre oriental,
  • trepadeira-rupestre-oriental,
  • Klippenkleiber,
  • szirti csuszka,
  • Grote Rotsklever,
  • Picchio muratore di roccia orientale,
  • östlig klippnötväcka,
  • Ravinespettmeis,
  • brhlík dlhozobý,
  • brhlík dlouhozobý,
  • Østlig Klippespætmejse,
  • idänkallionakkeli,
  • pica-soques roquer oriental,
  • Grjótigða,
  • kowalik duży,
  • lielais dzilnītis,
  • perzijski brglez,
  • Большой скальный поползень,
  • ヒガシイワゴジュウカラ,
  • 东岩䴓,
  • 大岩鳾,

Voice song and cries

Sittelle des rochers
adult

Habitat

Sittelle des rochers

Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude, Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation ; Wetlands (inland) : Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) :

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

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Sittelle des rochers

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