Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Nuthatches :: Persian Nuthatch

Persian Nuthatch Sitta tephronota

Described by: Sharpe (1872)
Alternate common name(s): Eastern Rock-nuthatch, Greater Rock-nuthatch, Great Nuthatch
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Hoja Obi-Garm, Tajikistan - Mar 21, 2008 © Askar Isabekov  Hoja Obi-Garm, Tajikistan - Mar 21, 2008 © Askar Isabekov  Degeres, Zhambyl Region, Alma Ata Province, Kazakhstan - Apr 21, 2007 © Askar Isabekov  Degeres, Zhambyl Region, Alma Ata Province, Kazakhstan - Apr 21, 2007 © Askar Isabekov 
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Range

(1) C. Asia from ec. and e. Turkey, n. Iraq, and sw. Iran.
(2) s. Transcaucasia to n. and c. Iran and ne. Turkey.
(3) E. Turkmenistan to se. Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and w. Pakistan (Baluchistan).
(4) Sw. Turkmenistan and ne. Iran to Uzbekistan (Kyzylkum Desert).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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