genus
Sitta
Sitta is a genus in the family Sittidae. This database currently files 31 species under it, 6 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 31
- Threatened
- 6
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 90%
- Weight range
- 9.38 g – 41.1 g
Best-known members of Sitta
Ranked by popularity score.

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

White-breasted nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis

Krüper's nuthatch
Sitta krueperi
How threatened is Sitta?
29 of 31 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| CRCritically Endangered | 1 | 3% |
| ENEndangered | 3 | 10% |
| VUVulnerable | 2 | 7% |
| NTNear Threatened | 1 | 3% |
| LCLeast Concern | 22 | 76% |
All species in Sitta
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurasian nuthatch | Sitta europaea | Sittidae | Least Concern | 20.4 g | Not recorded |
| Western rock nuthatch | Sitta neumayer | Sittidae | Least Concern | 26.5 g | Not recorded |
| Velvet-fronted nuthatch | Sitta frontalis | Sittidae | Least Concern | 16.5 g | Not recorded |
| Eastern rock nuthatch | Sitta tephronota | Sittidae | Least Concern | 35.2 g | Not recorded |
| Corsican nuthatch | Sitta whiteheadi | Sittidae | Vulnerable | 11.8 g | Not recorded |
| Red-breasted nuthatch | Sitta canadensis | Sittidae | Least Concern | 9.8 g | Not recorded |
| White-breasted nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | Sittidae | Least Concern | 21 g | Not recorded |
| Krüper's nuthatch | Sitta krueperi | Sittidae | Least Concern | 12.4 g | Not recorded |
| Algerian nuthatch | Sitta ledanti | Sittidae | Endangered | 17.2 g | Not recorded |
| Blue nuthatch | Sitta azurea | Sittidae | Least Concern | 16.3 g | Not recorded |
| Indian nuthatch | Sitta castanea | Sittidae | Least Concern | 19.6 g | Not recorded |
| Chinese nuthatch | Sitta villosa | Sittidae | Least Concern | 9.38 g | Not recorded |
| Beautiful nuthatch | Sitta formosa | Sittidae | Vulnerable | 21 g | Not recorded |
| Kashmir nuthatch | Sitta cashmirensis | Sittidae | Least Concern | 19 g | Not recorded |
| Giant nuthatch | Sitta magna | Sittidae | Endangered | 41.1 g | Not recorded |
| White-tailed nuthatch | Sitta himalayensis | Sittidae | Least Concern | 14.3 g | Not recorded |
| White-cheeked nuthatch | Sitta leucopsis | Sittidae | Least Concern | 14.8 g | Not recorded |
| Brown-headed nuthatch | Sitta pusilla | Sittidae | Least Concern | 10.2 g | Not recorded |
| Pygmy nuthatch | Sitta pygmaea | Sittidae | Least Concern | 10.6 g | Not recorded |
| White-browed nuthatch | Sitta victoriae | Sittidae | Endangered | 14.3 g | Not recorded |
| Chestnut-vented nuthatch | Sitta nagaensis | Sittidae | Least Concern | 14.7 g | Not recorded |
| Sulphur-billed nuthatch | Sitta oenochlamys | Sittidae | Least Concern | 16.4 g | Not recorded |
| Yellow-billed nuthatch | Sitta solangiae | Sittidae | Near Threatened | 15 g | Not recorded |
| Yunnan nuthatch | Sitta yunnanensis | Sittidae | Least Concern | 9.87 g | Not recorded |
| Chestnut-bellied nuthatch | Sitta cinnamoventris | Sittidae | Least Concern | 19.6 g | Not recorded |
| Przevalski's nuthatch | Sitta przewalskii | Sittidae | Least Concern | 14.8 g | Not recorded |
| Siberian nuthatch | Sitta arctica | Sittidae | Least Concern | 21.2 g | Not recorded |
| Burmese nuthatch | Sitta neglecta | Sittidae | Least Concern | 19.6 g | Not recorded |
| Bahama nuthatch | Sitta insularis | Sittidae | Critically Endangered | 10.2 g | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Sitta saxatilis | Sittidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Sitta syriaca | Sittidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |