Eastern Rock Nuthatch

Sitta tephronota - Sittelle des rochers

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Sittidés
Genus
:
Sitta
Species
:
tephronota

Descriptor

Sharpe, 1872

Biometrics

Size
: 16 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: -

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

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,
östlig klippnötväcka,
大岩鳾,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

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

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

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