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Eastern Rock-nuthatch
Sitta tephronota
(S. t. obscura)
| Armenian Name: | Ժայռային մեծ սիտեղ |
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See Plate 53 for Eastern Rock-nuthatch and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| Abundance: | Common |
| Length: | 15.5 cm, Wing Span:25-30 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 303. |
| Description: | Pale blue-gray upperparts and tail. Long black eyestripe broadens behind eye. Long thick black bill. Pale below grading from white chin and breast to pale orange flanks and undertail coverts. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from Western Rock-nuthatch by large size, especially head and bill, black eyestripe which broadens behind eye, and orange tint to flanks. |
| Behavior: | Noisy. Hops around on rocks and low bushes. Calls and sings from top of prominent rock or bush. |
| Habitat: | Arid rocky mountain slopes, river gorges, semidesert. |
| Food: | Insects, spiders, snails. |
| Nest: | Cavity lined with clay in crack in cliff face or under ledge similar to Western Rock-nuthatch but with longer entrance tunnel and wider hole; few insect remains are used. |
| Eggs: | 24 mm, 5-7, white, red-brown blotches. |
