Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic note
Sitta europaea and S. arctica (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) were previously lumped as S. europaea following AERC TAC (2003), Cramp et al. (1977-1994) and Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993).
Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Red'kin, Y.; Konovalova, M. 2006. Systematic notes on Asian birds. 63. The eastern Asiatic races of Sitta europaea Linnaeus, 1758. Zoologische Mededelingen 80-5(15): 241-261.
IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Red List history
Migratory status |
not a migrant |
Forest dependency |
high |
Land-mass type |
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Average mass |
20 g |
Population justification: The global population has not been quantified since the species was split.
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Siberian Nuthatch Sitta arctica. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/siberian-nuthatch-sitta-arctica on 06/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 06/12/2024.