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Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaea
(S. e. caucasica)
| Armenian Name: | Սովորական սիտեղ |
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See Plate 53 for Eurasian Nuthatch and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| Abundance: | Common |
| Length: | 14 cm, Wing Span:22.5-27 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 301. |
| Description: | Large-headed and short-tailed bird. Long black eyestripe and dark bill. Gray-blue above; white chin, pale orange breast and belly, and off-white spots on undertail coverts. Gray and white tips on outertail feathers. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from Rock-nuthatches by darker upperparts and mostly orange underparts with spotted undertail coverts. |
| Behavior: | Agile; often climbs head first down tree trunks. Wedges seeds in crack in bark before opening them. |
| Habitat: | Mature forests, tall riverside woodlands. |
| Food: | Invertebrates, seeds. |
| Nest: | Base of bark chips and moss in mud-plastered tree cavity or nest box. |
| Eggs: | 20 mm, 6-8, white, red-brown blotches. |
