Eastern rock nuthatch

Persian nuthatch
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Sittidae
Genus:	Sitta
Species:	S. tephronota
Binomial name
	Sitta tephronota; Sharpe, 1872

Last updated October 02, 2025

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.

References

↑ 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.
↑ CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses. John Bernard Dunning. 5 December 2007. ISBN 978-1-4200-6445-2 . Retrieved 2010-11-20.

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[iucn_status_12_November_2021-1] 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 978-1-4200-6445-2 . Retrieved 2010-11-20.

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Persian nuthatch

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Sittidae
Genus:	Sitta
Species:	S. tephronota
Binomial name
*Sitta tephronota* Sharpe, 1872