Krüper's Nuthatch

Sitta krueperi Pelzeln, 1863

12 gWeight

Krüper's nuthatch (Sitta krueperi) is a species of bird in the nuthatch family Sittidae.

Most records: Greece, Georgia, Türkiye

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Krüper's Nuthatch has been recorded at 5 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Kalloni Salt PansGreece10 records
Sakhalvasho Raptor WatchpointGeorgia8 records
IBA Göksu DeltasıTürkiye3 records

More places

Chorokhi River DeltaGeorgia2 records
Tsiknias river – lower areaGreece1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

Greece Georgia Türkiye

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

Krüper's nuthatch (Sitta krueperi) is a species of bird in the nuthatch family Sittidae. It is a small to medium-sized nuthatch, measuring 12.5 centimetres (4.9 in) in length. The upperparts are blue-grey, with the front half of the crown black in adults of both sexes, but with a less marked in the female rear.

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Questions

How big is the Krüper's Nuthatch?

The Krüper's Nuthatch weighs around 12 g.

Where does the Krüper's Nuthatch live?

Its breeding range: Palearctic: Lesbos (far eastern Greece), western, northern, southern Turkey, far southwestern Russia and western Georgia. It is most often recorded in Greece, Georgia and Türkiye.