Krüper's nuthatch
sitta krueperi latin

Krüper's Nuthatch can even stretch downward from an upside-down position to drink water from leaves without touching the ground.

The Krüper's Nuthatch, Sitta krueperi, is a small nuthatch.

Krüper's Nuthatch is threatened by urbanisation and development in and around mature coniferous forests, particularly in the Mediterranean coastal areas where the species was once numerous.

The area is also good for eastern specialities such as Isabelline Wheatear, and, at almost the most westerly points of their range, Red-fronted Serin and Krüper's Nuthatch.

The Krüper's Nuthatch, a rare nuthatch, is largely restricted to forests of Turkish Pine and depends heavily on it for feeding; the ranges of the two species are largely coincident.

In the past, the Red-breasted Nuthatch and four other species - the Corsican Nuthatch, the Chinese Nuthatch, the Algerian Nuthatch and the Krüper's Nuthatch - were thought to be a single species.

Within the species group, DNA studies have shown that the Red-breasted Nuthatch, the Corsican Nuthatch and the Chinese Nuthatch make up one clade and the Algerian Nuthatch and Krüper's Nuthatch make up a sister clade.

The Krüper's Nuthatch, Sitta krueperi, is a small nuthatch.