Eurasian Nuthatch
A species of Nuthatches, Also known as Common Nuthatch Scientific name : Sitta europaea Genus : Nuthatches
Eurasian Nuthatch, A species of Nuthatches
Also known as:
Common Nuthatch
Botanical name: Sitta europaea
Genus: Nuthatches
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Description
The eurasian Nuthatch is a petite songbird common to deciduous forests. This species can often be seen nimbly hopping along branches and trunks - sometimes straight up or straight down - as it searches for insects. Like a woodpecker, it will peel away bark or drill into outer layers of wood.
Size
12 - 15 cm
Life Expectancy
9 years
Nest Placement
Cavity
Feeding Habits
Eurasian Nuthatch primarily consumes insects like caterpillars and beetles, supplementing its diet with nuts and seeds, especially hazelnuts and beech mast, in autumn and winter. Juveniles are fed similar insect-heavy diets. Eurasian Nuthatch also adapts to artificial feeding, eating items like fat and cheese from bird tables and feeders.
Habitat
Eurasian Nuthatch's preferred habitats are mature woodlands, particularly deciduous or mixed forests with old trees, key for foraging and nesting. They are commonly found in broad Eurasian regions, from lowland forests to southern mountains, up to the treeline. Other suitable habitats include riverine woodlands and old orchards, as long as there is a substantial presence of trees to meet their territorial demands.
Dite type
Insectivorous
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Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Sounds
Call
Recording location: Belgium
Call
Recording location: Belgium
Song
Recording location: Belgium
Song
Recording location: Portugal
Distribution Area
The Eurasian nuthatch's breeding range extends across temperate Eurasia from Great Britain (but not Ireland) to Japan. It breeds south to the Mediterranean in Europe, although it is absent from the islands, other than Sicily, and in most of Russia the southern boundary is around 54–55°N. In the east, the range includes most of China and Taiwan and much of Korea. 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Nuthatches Genus
Nuthatches Species
Eurasian Nuthatch 
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