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Nuthatch Sitta europaea [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Sittidae
BTO Codes:
NH , NUTHA
EURING No:
14790
Number in Britain:
144 thousand territories (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
GREEN
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Resident Breeder
Subspecies:
caesia recorded in Britain (of 16 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
14 cm
Wingspan:
24 cm
Weight:
M/F: 24 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: sitte =a nuthatch
and after Europe
World Distribution:
Europe, Asia
Habitat:
Forest, woodland, towns
Diet:
Invertebrates, winter, also seeds, feeds on trunk and branches but also on ground
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
Regional Trends:
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
144 thousand territories
in 2000
First Record:
15th Century
[Fossil evidence from
Middle Pleistocene, c. 500,000 yr ago]
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
Deciduous Wood
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
European Population Size:
Summer:
6.5 to 14 million pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
Bern(III)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
20 x 15 mm
Egg Weight:
2.3 g (of which 6 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
137
(more would be welcome!)
Clutch Size:
6 - 8 eggs
6.66 ± 1.30 (2 - 10) N = 823
Incubation:
16 - 17 days
15.85 ± 1.54 (13 - 19) N = 823
by the:
Female
Fledging:
24 - 25 days
24.07 ± 1.13 (22 - 26) N = 1811
as:
Altricial, downy
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
23 Apr (10 Apr - 6 May)
Number of Broods:
1(2)
Trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed:
1442
Adult Survival:
0.53
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
3
years
Maximum Recorded Age:
11yr9m
Biometrics
Ring Size:
B
Wing Length
Adult:
84.1 ± 2.2
Range
81 - 88 mm, N =1283
Juvenile:
84.2 ± 2.0
81 - 88 mm, N =352
Male:
85.2 ± 1.9
82 - 88 mm, N =617
Female:
82.9 ± 1.8
80 - 86 mm, N =628
Weight
Adult:
22.11 ± 1.33
Range
20.00 - 24.40 g , N =1027
Juvenile:
21.64 ± 1.41
19.10 - 23.80 g , N =310
Male:
22.48 ± 1.25
20.50 - 24.60 g , N =505
Female:
21.74 ± 1.33 .
19.80 - 24.00 g , N =487
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Wood / Eurasian Nuthatch
Gaelic:
Sgoltan
Welsh:
Delor y Cnau
Danish:
Spętmejse
Dutch:
Boomklever
Finnish:
Pähkinänakkeli
French:
Sittelle torchepot
German:
Kleiber
Hungarian:
Csuszka
Icelandic:
Hnotigša
Irish:
Italian:
Picchio muratore
Norwegian:
Spettmeis
Polish:
Kowalik zwyczajny
Portuguese:
Trepadeira-azul
Spanish:
Trepador comśn
Swedish:
Nötväcka
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