Chinese nuthatch
| Chinese nuthatch | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sittidae |
| Genus: | Sitta |
| Species: | S. villosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Sitta villosa Verreaux, 1865 | |
The Chinese nuthatch or snowy-browed nuthatch (Sitta villosa) is a species of bird in the Sittidae family. It is found in China, North Korea, and South Korea.[2]
Its natural habitat is temperate forests.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Sitta villosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Nazarenko, A.A. (2006). "Systematic notes on Asian birds. 64. The range of the Chinese Nuthatch Sitta villosa and an evaluation of subspecies validity". Zoologische Mededelingen 80: 265–271.
Further reading
- Nazarenko, Alexander A.; Steinheimer, Frank D.; Surmach, Sergei G. (2010). "Systematic notes on Asian Birds 73: On the validity of Sitta villosa corea Ogilvie-Grant, 1906, from the Korean Peninsula, SW Ussuriland and NE China" (PDF). British Ornithologists’ Club Occasional Publication 5: 117–124.
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