Krüper's Nuthatch

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Krüper's Nuthatch
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sittidae
Genus: Sitta
Species: S. krueperi
Binomial name
Sitta krueperi
Pelzeln, 1863

The Krüper's Nuthatch, Sitta krueperi, is a small nuthatch found in south-west Asia.

It occurs in Turkey, Georgia, Russia and on the Greek island of Lesvos.

[edit] References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2005). Sitta krueperi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 09 May 2006. Database entry includes a lengthy justification of why this species is near threatened