Brown-headed Nuthatch Sitta pusilla Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Monotypic
Gary L. Slater, John D. Lloyd, James H. Withgott, and Kimberly G. Smith
Version: 1.1 — Published August 18, 2021
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Кафявоглава зидарка |
| Catalan | pica-soques capbrú |
| Croatian | smeđoglavi brgljez |
| Dutch | Bruinkopboomklever |
| English | Brown-headed Nuthatch |
| English (United States) | Brown-headed Nuthatch |
| French | Sittelle à tête brune |
| French (France) | Sittelle à tête brune |
| German | Braunkopfkleiber |
| Icelandic | Brotigða |
| Japanese | チャガシラヒメゴジュウカラ |
| Norwegian | brunhettespettmeis |
| Polish | kowalik malutki |
| Russian | Буроголовый поползень |
| Serbian | Smeđoglavi američki brgljez |
| Slovak | brhlík hnedohlavý |
| Spanish | Trepador Cabecipardo |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Bajapalos Cabeza Café |
| Spanish (Spain) | Trepador cabecipardo |
| Swedish | brunhuvad nötväcka |
| Turkish | Boz Başlı Sıvacı |
| Ukrainian | Повзик малий |
Revision Notes
Steven G. Mlodinow standardized the account's content with Clements taxonomy. Peter Pyle contributed to the Appearance page.
Sitta pusilla Latham, 1790
PROTONYM:
Sitta pusilla
Latham, 1790. Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 1, p.263.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Carolina, Jamaica [= South Carolina, fide Wayne, 1917, Contr. Charleston Mus., no. 3, p. 8].
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- SITTA
- pusilla
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Brown-headed Nuthatch
