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Eleoscytalopus indigoticus (Wied-Neuwied, 1831)
Rhinocryptidae

Eleoscytalopus indigoticus (Wied-Neuwied, 1831)

Eleoscytalopus indigoticus (Wied-Neuwied, 1831)

Eleoscytalopus indigoticus, the white-breasted tapaculo, is a small bird found in Atlantic Forest regions of eastern Brazil.

Sitta carolinensis Latham, 1790
Sittidae

Sitta carolinensis Latham, 1790

Sitta carolinensis Latham, 1790

This is a detailed description of the North American white-breasted nuthatch, covering appearance, subspecies, habitat, and behavior.

Sitta azurea Lesson, 1830
Sittidae

Sitta azurea Lesson, 1830

Sitta azurea Lesson, 1830

Sitta azurea, the blue nuthatch, is a medium-sized nuthatch found in forested mountain areas of Southeast Asia.

Sitta neumayer Michahelles, 1830
Sittidae

Sitta neumayer Michahelles, 1830

Sitta neumayer Michahelles, 1830

Sitta neumayer, the western rock nuthatch, is a small resident passerine bird that lives in rocky habitats from southeast Europe to Iran.

Sitta frontalis Swainson, 1820
Sittidae

Sitta frontalis Swainson, 1820

Sitta frontalis Swainson, 1820

Sitta frontalis Swainson, 1820, the velvet-fronted nuthatch, is a small Asian forest nuthatch with distinctive plumage.

Sitta krueperi Pelzeln, 1863
Sittidae

Sitta krueperi Pelzeln, 1863

Sitta krueperi Pelzeln, 1863

Krüper's nuthatch is a small-to-medium nuthatch native mostly to Turkey and surrounding regions, associated with coniferous forests.

Sitta pygmaea Vigors, 1839
Sittidae

Sitta pygmaea Vigors, 1839

Sitta pygmaea Vigors, 1839

Sitta pygmaea, the pygmy nuthatch, is a small social conifer-dwelling bird of western North America with six accepted subspecies.

Sitta canadensis Linnaeus, 1766
Sittidae

Sitta canadensis Linnaeus, 1766

Sitta canadensis Linnaeus, 1766

The red-breasted nuthatch is a small passerine bird that lives mainly in North American conifer forests, rarely wandering as far as Europe.

Sitta europaea Linnaeus, 1758
Sittidae

Sitta europaea Linnaeus, 1758

Sitta europaea Linnaeus, 1758

Sitta europaea (Eurasian nuthatch) is a small passerine bird with described physical traits, moult patterns, range and habitats across temperate Eurasia.

Sitta pusilla Latham, 1790
Sittidae

Sitta pusilla Latham, 1790

Sitta pusilla Latham, 1790

Sitta pusilla, the brown-headed nuthatch, is a small songbird endemic to Southeastern US pine forests with unique tool use and social behavior.

Sitta oenochlamys (Sharpe, 1877)
Sittidae

Sitta oenochlamys (Sharpe, 1877)

Sitta oenochlamys (Sharpe, 1877)

The sulphur-billed nuthatch is a Philippine endemic bird species in the nuthatch family Sittidae.

Sitta nagaensis Godwin-Austen, 1874
Sittidae

Sitta nagaensis Godwin-Austen, 1874

Sitta nagaensis Godwin-Austen, 1874

Sitta nagaensis, the chestnut-vented nuthatch, is a medium-sized Sittidae bird found across South and East Asia.

Sitta whiteheadi Sharpe, 1884
Sittidae

Sitta whiteheadi Sharpe, 1884

Sitta whiteheadi Sharpe, 1884

The Corsican nuthatch (Sitta whiteheadi) is a small vulnerable nuthatch endemic to Corsica’s Corsican pine forests.

Sitta himalayensis Jardine & Selby, 1835
Sittidae

Sitta himalayensis Jardine & Selby, 1835

Sitta himalayensis Jardine & Selby, 1835

Sitta himalayensis is a small nuthatch resident in the sub-Himalayan range, living in moist broadleaf and montane forests.

Sitta tephronota Sharpe, 1872
Sittidae

Sitta tephronota Sharpe, 1872

Sitta tephronota Sharpe, 1872

Sitta tephronota, the eastern rock nuthatch, is a 15–16 cm nuthatch with size-varying recognized subspecies.

Sitta villosa J.Verreaux, 1865
Sittidae

Sitta villosa J.Verreaux, 1865

Sitta villosa J.Verreaux, 1865

The Chinese nuthatch (Sitta villosa) is a small Sittidae bird species found across East Asia, classified as least concern by the IUCN.

Sitta ledanti Vielliard, 1976
Sittidae

Sitta ledanti Vielliard, 1976

Sitta ledanti Vielliard, 1976

The Algerian nuthatch is a small, distinct endemic Algerian bird with known populations in five isolated Kabylia forest sites.

Sitta castanea Lesson, 1830
Sittidae

Sitta castanea Lesson, 1830

Sitta castanea Lesson, 1830

The Indian nuthatch (Sitta castanea) is a Sittidae bird species found across South Asia, split from the chestnut-bellied nuthatch.

Sitta cinnamoventris Blyth, 1842
Sittidae

Sitta cinnamoventris Blyth, 1842

Sitta cinnamoventris Blyth, 1842

Sitta cinnamoventris, the chestnut-bellied nuthatch, is a Sittidae bird found in the Indian subcontinent’s forests.

Sturnus unicolor Temminck, 1820
Sturnidae

Sturnus unicolor Temminck, 1820

Sturnus unicolor Temminck, 1820

Sturnus unicolor, the spotless starling, is a larger dark starling native to southwestern Europe with expanding northern ranges.

Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758
Sturnidae

Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758

Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758

This is a detailed description of the common starling (Sturnus vulgaris), covering its physical traits, distribution, habitat, and behaviour.

Gracula indica (Cuvier, 1829)
Sturnidae

Gracula indica (Cuvier, 1829)

Gracula indica (Cuvier, 1829)

Gracula indica, the southern hill myna, is a black myna with yellow wattles that lives 15–30 years and nests in tree holes.

Gracula religiosa Linnaeus, 1758
Sturnidae

Gracula religiosa Linnaeus, 1758

Gracula religiosa Linnaeus, 1758

Gracula religiosa (common hill myna) is a black, yellow-wattled omnivorous bird native to South and Southeast Asia.

Acridotheres fuscus (Wagler, 1827)
Sturnidae

Acridotheres fuscus (Wagler, 1827)

Acridotheres fuscus (Wagler, 1827)

Acridotheres fuscus, the jungle myna, is a common grey passerine bird native to tropical southern Asia with multiple recognized subspecies.

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