Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Subspecies (7)
Hugh E. Kingery and Cameron K. Ghalambor
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2001
Text last updated January 1, 2001
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Малка зидарка |
| Catalan | pica-soques nan |
| Croatian | mali brgljez |
| Dutch | Dwergboomklever |
| English | Pygmy Nuthatch |
| English (United States) | Pygmy Nuthatch |
| French | Sittelle pygmée |
| French (France) | Sittelle pygmée |
| German | Zwergkleiber |
| Icelandic | Dvergigða |
| Japanese | ヒメゴジュウカラ |
| Norwegian | pygméspettmeis |
| Polish | kowalik mały |
| Russian | Поползень-крошка |
| Serbian | Patuljasti američki brgljez |
| Slovak | brhlík drobný |
| Spanish | Trepador Enano |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Bajapalos Enano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Trepador enano |
| Swedish | ponderosanötväcka |
| Turkish | Küçük Sıvacı |
| Ukrainian | Повзик-крихітка |
Sitta pygmaea Vigors, 1839
PROTONYM:
Sitta pygmaea
Vigors, 1839. The zoology of Captain Beechey's voyage, p.25 pl.IV.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Monterey, California.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- SITTA
- pygmaea / pygmaeum / pygmaeus / pygmea / pygmeum / pygmeus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Pygmy Nuthatch.
