Eastern rock nuthatch

Persian nuthatch
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sittidae
Genus: Sitta
Species:
S. tephronota
Binomial name
Sitta tephronota
Sharpe, 1872

The Persian nuthatch[2] or the eastern rock-nuthatch (Sitta tephronota) is a species of bird in the family Sittidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Turkmenistan.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Sitta tephronota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22711211A87827898. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22711211A87827898.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses. John Bernard Dunning. 5 December 2007. ISBN 9781420064452. Retrieved 2010-11-20.