Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySittidae (Nuthatches)
- GenusSitta (Nuthatches)
- SpeciesSitta europaea (Eurasian Nuthatch)
The Eurasian nuthatch, wood nuthatch (Sitta europaea), or simply nuthatch, is a small passerine bird found throughout the Palearctic and in Europe. Like other nuthatches, it is a short-tailed bird with a long bill, blue-gray upperparts and a black eye-stripe. It is a vocal bird with a repeated loud dwip call. There are more than 20 subspecies in three main groups; birds in the west of the range have orange-buff underparts and a white throat, those in Russia have whitish underparts, and those in the east have a similar appearance to European birds, but lack the white throat. Its preferred habitat is mature deciduous or mixed woodland with large, old trees, preferably oak. Pairs hold permanent territories, and nest in tree holes, usually old woodpecker nests, but sometimes natural cavities. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Nuthatch sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 138 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Fertő-Hanság National Park
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornix
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
Eurasian Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
Skylark
Alauda arvensis
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
Linnet
Linaria cannabina
Rook
Corvus frugilegus
Great Tit
Parus major
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 3 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 4 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 8 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 9 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 11 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 12 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 13 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 14 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 15 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 16 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 17 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 18 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 19 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 20 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 21 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 22 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 23 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 24 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 25 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eurasian Nuthatch in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Nuthatch sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 138 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Nuthatch in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Nuthatch in Fertő-Hanság National Park in our monthly data.