Eurasian nuthatch
wood nuthatch
sitta europaea latin

The Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) remains with us all year round.

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They are currently considered to be four separate species, but the south-Asian forms were once believed to be a subspecies of the Eurasian Nuthatch.

The Eurasian Nuthatch has an adult annual survival rate of 53% and the male Corsican Nuthatch 61.6%.

The Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) is a small passerine found throughout temperate Europe and Asia.

The Algerian Nuthatch is 13.5cm long, slightly smaller than the Eurasian Nuthatch, and has the typical nuthatch big head, short tail and powerful bill and feet.

Mitochondrial DNA studies have demonstrated that the white-breasted northern subspecies of Eurasian Nuthatch, S. (europea) arctica, is distinctive, and also a possible candidate for full species status.

There are approximately 55 bird species, including Common Buzzards, European Green Woodpeckers, and the Eurasian Nuthatch which claims this latitude as its northernmost range in the United Kingdom.

Some nuthatches, such as the Eurasian Nuthatch and the North American species, have extensive ranges and large populations, and few conservation problems, although locally they may be affected by woodland fragmentation.

Unlike more specialised birds such as Eurasian Nuthatch and Common Treecreeper, both of which forage on trunks, the crests do not need large woodlands, and their population density is independent of forest size.

Nuthatches are sparsely represented in Africa; one species lives in a small area of northeastern Algeria and a population of the Eurasian Nuthatch subspecies, S. e. hispaniensis, lives in the mountains of Morocco.

The strength of the association varies from the Corsican Nuthatch, which is closely linked with Corsican Pine, to the catholic habitat of the Eurasian Nuthatch, which prefers deciduous or mixed woods but breeds in coniferous forests in the north of its extensive range.

Barn Swallows, House Martins and Common Swifts nest in the farm buildings, alongside House Sparrows and White Wagtails, while the woodlands are the haunt of the Eurasian Nuthatch, Common Treecreeper, Great Spotted Woodpecker and European Green Woodpecker.

The Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) remains with us all year round.

The Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) is a small passerine found throughout temperate Europe and Asia.