Papuan sittella
Daphoenositta papuensis (Schlegel, 1871)
The papuan sittella (Daphoenositta papuensis) is a species in the family Neosittidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 11.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the papuan sittella
- Weight
- 11.7 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 12.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.75src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the papuan sittella live?
Not recorded
What is the papuan sittella?
The Papuan sittella (Daphoenositta papuensis) is one of three species of bird in the family Neosittidae.
It is native to elevated areas of New Guinea.
The head of males is black while females' are white.
From the Wikipedia article “Papuan sittella” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Papuan_sittella&oldid=1380704995), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the papuan sittella endangered?
The papuan sittella is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- 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 Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the papuan sittella classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyNeosittidae
- genusDaphoenositta
- SpeciesDaphoenositta papuensis (Schlegel, 1871)
Synonyms Daphoenositta chrysoptera papuensis, Neositta chrysoptera papuensis, Neositta papuensis, Sitta papuensis
Other names and names in other languages (27)
- Papuan varied sittellaEnglish
- brhlíček papuánskýCzech
- PapuasittellaDanish
- PapuakleiberGerman
- papua neositoEsperanto
- Neosita papúSpanish
- papuannakkeliFinnish
- Néositte papoueFrench
- novogvinejski brgljezCroatian
- Sitella papuaIndonesian
- Sittella papuaItalian
- パプアゴジュウカラJapanese
- 파푸아동고비Korean
- Papuasinė sitelaLithuanian
- PapoeaboomloperDutch
- kowaliczek górskiPolish
- trepadeira-da-papuaPortuguese
- trepadeirinha-papuaPortuguese
- Горная сителлаRussian
- Папуанская сителлаRussian
- brhlíček papuánskySlovak
- Papuanski brgljezSerbian
- papuasitellaSwedish
- Papua SıvacısıTurkish
- баргель папуанськийUkrainian
- 巴布亚澳䴓Chinese
- 巴布亞澳鳾Chinese
Relatives of the papuan sittella
Other species in the same genus Daphoenositta.
Varied sittella
Daphoenositta chrysoptera
Black sittella
Daphoenositta miranda
ComparePapuan sittella vs Varied sittellaPapuan sittella vs Black sittellaPapuan sittella vs Daphoenositta trevorworthyi
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the papuan sittella?
An adult papuan sittella weighs 11.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the papuan sittella endangered?
The papuan sittella is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the papuan sittella?
The papuan sittella (Daphoenositta papuensis) belongs to the family Neosittidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - 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
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