Eastern rock nuthatch

Persian nuthatch
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sittidae
Genus: Sitta
Species: S. tephronota
Binomial name
Sitta tephronota
Sharpe, 1872

The Persian nuthatch[2] or the eastern rock-nuthatch (Sitta tephronota) is a species of bird in the Sittidae family. It is found in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Turkmenistan.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Sitta tephronota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses. John Bernard Dunning. Retrieved 2010-11-20.


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