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Siberian nuthatch

Sitta arctica Buturlin, 1907

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The siberian nuthatch (Sitta arctica) is a species in the family Sittidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 20.8 g to 23.8 g and live up to 12.9 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Siberian nuthatch (Sitta arctica)
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Quick facts about the siberian nuthatch

Weight
20.8 g – 23.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
12.9 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
12.9 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
15 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
7.4src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
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 siberian nuthatch live?

Not recorded

What is the siberian nuthatch?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Siberian nuthatch (Sitta arctica) is a bird species of the family Sittidae. For a long time considered as a subspecies of the Eurasian nuthatch (S. europaea), it was clearly differentiated in 2006 on the basis of morphological and molecular characters. It is on average marginally larger than the Eurasian nuthatch (though with considerable overlap), and also differs in some morphological features such as the shape of its bill, the size of its claws and the colour of its underwing and outer rectrices. Its song has also been described as "distinctly different" from that of the Eurasian nuthatch, though without further clarification.

The Siberian nuthatch inhabits the forests northeast of Lake Baikal, up to the Bering Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk, but not near the coast. It lives in northeastern Siberia, barely exceeding the 105th meridian east in the west. It lives in Daurian larch (Larix gmelinii) stands on flood plains. The Siberian nuthatch has a wide range and its numbers are presumed to be stable, so the International Union for Conservation of Nature considers the bird to be of "least concern".

From the Wikipedia article “Siberian nuthatch” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Siberian_nuthatch&oldid=1373326840), 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 siberian nuthatch endangered?

The siberian nuthatch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. 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 siberian nuthatch classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familySittidae
  6. genusSitta
  7. SpeciesSitta arctica Buturlin, 1907

Synonyms Sitta europaea arctica, Sitta europea arctica

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • Arctic nuthatchEnglish
  • Eurasian nuthatch (Siberian)English
  • Sakha nuthatchEnglish
  • Taiga nuthatchEnglish
  • brhlík sibiřskýCzech
  • Arktisk SpætmejseDanish
  • SiberienkleiberGerman
  • SibirienkleiberGerman
  • siberia sitoEsperanto
  • Trepador siberianoSpanish
  • evengi puukoristajaEstonian
  • siperiannakkeliFinnish
  • Sittelle de SibérieFrench
  • cnóshnag SibéarachIrish
  • sibirski brgljezCroatian
  • Picchio muratore siberianoItalian
  • シベリアゴジュウカラJapanese
  • Sibirinis bukutisLithuanian
  • Siberische BoomkleverDutch
  • sakhaspettmeisNorwegian
  • kowalik białoczelnyPolish
  • trepadeira-siberianaPortuguese
  • Trepadeira-azul-siberianaPortuguese
  • Поползень якутскийRussian
  • Якутский поползеньRussian
  • brhlík sibírskySlovak
  • jakutisk nötväckaSwedish
  • повзик східносибірськийUkrainian
  • 西伯利亚䴓Chinese
  • 西伯利亞鳾Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the siberian nuthatch

Other species in the same genus Sitta.

CompareSiberian nuthatch vs Eurasian nuthatchSiberian nuthatch vs Western rock nuthatchSiberian nuthatch vs Velvet-fronted nuthatchSiberian nuthatch vs Eastern rock nuthatch

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the siberian nuthatch?

An adult siberian nuthatch weighs 20.8 g – 23.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the siberian nuthatch endangered?

The siberian nuthatch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the siberian nuthatch live?

The siberian nuthatch has a recorded lifespan of 12.9 years.

What kind of animal is the siberian nuthatch?

The siberian nuthatch (Sitta arctica) belongs to the family Sittidae in the order Passeriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{siberian_nuthatch_2026,
  title = {Siberian nuthatch (Sitta arctica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/siberian-nuthatch},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}