Sitta Linnaeus 1758 (nuthatch)

Aves - Passeriformes - Sittidae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Parent taxon: Sittidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Carroll 1988, Lambrecht 1933, Mlikovsky 2002, Parmalee and Klippel 1982, Wetmore 1940, Wetmore 1956 and Wetmore 1962

Sister taxon: Sittinae

Subtaxa: Sitta canadensis Sitta carolinensis Sitta europaea Sitta pygmaea Sitta senogalliensis

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Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (5: California, Colorado, Tennessee, Virginia collections)

Total: 5 collections including 7 occurrences

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