Bahama nuthatch
Sitta insularis J. Bond, 1931
CRCritically Endangeredsongbirds
The bahama nuthatch (Sitta insularis) is a species in the family Sittidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 10.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Critically Endangered.
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Quick facts about the bahama nuthatch
- Weight
- 10.2 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the bahama nuthatch live?
Not recorded
What is the bahama nuthatch?
The Bahama nuthatch (Sitta insularis) is a nuthatch species endemic to the pineyards of Grand Bahama island in the Bahamas. It may be extinct as of 2019.
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Is the bahama nuthatch endangered?
The bahama nuthatch is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Critically Endangered species. What the categories mean.
How is the bahama nuthatch classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familySittidae
- genusSitta
- SpeciesSitta insularis J. Bond, 1931
Synonyms Sitta pusilla insularis
Other names and names in other languages (23)
- Bahama SpætmejseDanish
- BahamakleiberGerman
- bahama sitoEsperanto
- Trepador BahameñoSpanish
- Trepador de las BahamasSpanish
- BahamannakkeliFinnish
- Sittelle des BahamasFrench
- bahamski brgljezCroatian
- バハマゴジュウカラJapanese
- Bahaminis bukutisLithuanian
- BahamaboomkleverDutch
- furuspettmeisNorwegian
- bahamskiPolish
- kowalik bahamskiPolish
- trepadeira-baamensePortuguese
- trepadeira-das-baamasPortuguese
- trepadeira-das-BahamasPortuguese
- Багамский поползеньRussian
- brhlík bahamskýSlovak
- bahamanötväckaSwedish
- Bahama SıvacısıTurkish
- повзик багамськийUkrainian
- 巴哈马䴓Chinese
Relatives of the bahama nuthatch
Other species in the same genus Sitta.
Eurasian nuthatch
Sitta europaea
Western rock nuthatch
Sitta neumayer
Velvet-fronted nuthatch
Sitta frontalis
Eastern rock nuthatch
Sitta tephronota
Corsican nuthatch
Sitta whiteheadi
Red-breasted nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
CompareBahama nuthatch vs Eurasian nuthatchBahama nuthatch vs Western rock nuthatchBahama nuthatch vs Velvet-fronted nuthatchBahama nuthatch vs Eastern rock nuthatch
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the bahama nuthatch?
An adult bahama nuthatch weighs 10.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the bahama nuthatch endangered?
The bahama nuthatch is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the bahama nuthatch?
The bahama nuthatch (Sitta insularis) belongs to the family Sittidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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