Sitta (Genus)

Overview

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Sitta may refer to several different things:

Sitta is a genus of birds, see

geography

Sitta is an alternate name of the ancient capital of Sittacene, Sittace

Sitta is referenced in the song name "Flagpole Sitta" by Harvey Danger

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Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
    - Branch: Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda Goodrich, 1930 - Tetrapods
        Class: Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - Birds
        Subclass: Neornithes Gadow, 1893
        Infraclass: Neoaves
        Superorder: Passerimorphae
        Order: Passeriformes C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Perching Birds
        Suborder: Passeri
        Parvorder: Passerida
        Superfamily: Sylvioidea
        Family: Sittidae - Nuthatches
        Subfamily: Sittinae
        Genus: Sitta - Nuthatches

The Genus Sitta is further organized into finer groupings including:

Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 122 species and subspecies in the Genus Sitta: S. aculeata · S. amurensis · S. arctica (Eurasian Nuthatch) · S. azurea (Azure Nuthatch) · S. canadensis (Red-Breasted Nuthatch) · S. canadensis villosa · S. carolinensis (White-Breasted Nuthatch) · S. carolinensis aculeata (White-Breasted Nuthatch) · S. carolinensis alexandrae (White-Breasted Nuthatch) · S. carolinensis atkinsi · S. carolinensis carolinensis (White-Breasted Nuthatch) · S. carolinensis cookei (White-Breasted Nuthatch) · S. carolinensis lagunae (White-Breasted Nuthatch) · S. carolinensis mexicana (White-Breasted Nuthatch) · S. carolinensis nelsoni (White-Breasted Nuthatch) · S. carolinensis oberholseri · S. carolinensis tenuissima (White-Breasted Nuthatch) · S. carolinensis umbrosa · S. carolinesis · S. cashmirensis (Kashmir Nuthatch) · S. castanea (Chestnut-Bellied Nuthatch) · S. castanea castanea (Chestnut-Bellied Nuthatch) · S. castanea cinnamoventris · S. castanea neglecta · S. castanea tonkinensis · S. cinnamomeiventris · S. cinnamoventris · S. europaea (Eurasian Nuthatch) · S. europaea albifrons (Eurasian Nuthatch) · S. europaea amurensis (Eurasian Nuthatch) · S. europaea asiatica (Asian Wood Nuthatch) · S. europaea bedfordi (Eurasian Nuthatch) · S. europaea caesia (European Wood Nuthatch) · S. europaea caucasica (Caucasian Wood Nuthatch) · S. europaea cisalpina (Central European Wood Nuthatch) · S. europaea europaea (Eurasian Nuthatch) · S. europaea forma tibetosinensis Kleinschmidt & Weingold, 1922 · S. europaea hispaniensis (Eurasian Nuthatch) · S. europaea itschangensis O. Kleinschmidt & Weigold, 1922 · S. europaea kleinschmidti · S. europaea levantina (Eurasian Nuthatch) · S. europaea persica (Eurasian Nuthatch) · S. europaea rubiginosa (Caspian Wood Nuthatch) · S. europaea seorsa (Eurasian Nuthatch) · S. europaea sinensis (Eurasian Nuthatch) · S. europea · S. europea cisalpina · S. europea europea · S. europea sztolcmani · S. formosa (Beautiful Nuthatch) · S. frontalis (Velvet-Fronted Nuthatch) · S. frontalis corallipes · S. frontalis frontalis (Velvet-Fronted Nuthatch) · S. frontalis hageni · S. frontalis isarog · S. frontalis oenochlamys · S. frontalis palawana · S. frontalis saturatior · S. frontalis zamboanga · S. hariabica · S. hassica · S. himalayensis (White-Tailed Nuthatch) · S. krueperi (Krueper's Nuthatch) · S. kruperi · S. ledanti (Algerian Nuthatch) · S. leucopsis (White-Cheeked Nuthatch) · S. leucopsis leucopsis (White-Cheeked Nuthatch) · S. magna (Giant Nuthatch) · S. magna ligea · S. magna magna · S. montium · S. montium tibetosinensis · S. nagaensis (Chestnut-Vented Nuthatch) · S. nagaensis montium (Eurasian Nuthatch) · S. nagaensis nagaensis (Chestnut-Vented Nuthatch) · S. neglecta · S. neumayer (Western Rock-Nuthatch) · S. neumayer neumayer (Western Rock Nuthatch) · S. neumayer rupicola · S. neumayer syriaca · S. neumayer tschitscherini · S. oenochlamys (Sulphur-Billed Nuthatch) · S. oenochlamys lilacea · S. oenochlamys mesoleuca · S. oenochlamys oenochlamys (Sulphur-Billed Nuthatch) · S. przewalskii · S. pusilla (Brown-Headed Nuthatch) · S. pusilla caniceps (Brown-Headed Nuthatch) · S. pusilla insularis · S. pusilla pusilla (Brown-Headed Nuthatch) · S. pygmaea (Black-Eared Nuthatch) · S. pygmaea brunnescens · S. pygmaea canescens · S. pygmaea flavinucha · S. pygmaea leuconucha · S. pygmaea melanotis (Pygmy Nuthatch) · S. pygmaea melantotis · S. pygmaea pygmaea (Black-Eared Nuthatch) · S. pygmaea pygmea · S. reichenowi · S. rupicola · S. siciliae · S. sinensis · S. sinensis sinensis · S. solangiae (Yellow-Billed Nuthatch) · S. solangiae fortior · S. somus · S. syriaca · S. tephronota (Eastern Rock-Nuthatch) · S. tephronota tephronota (Eastern Rock Nuthatch) · S. uralensis · S. victoria · S. victoriae (White-Browed Nuthatch) · S. villosa (Snowy-Browed Nuthatch) · S. villosa bangsi · S. villosa villosa (Black-Headed Nuthatch) · S. whiteheadi (Corsican Nuthatch) · S. yunnanensis (Black-Masked Nuthatch)

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