Aves - Passeriformes - Sittidae
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Parent taxon: Sittidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Carroll 1988, Lambrecht 1933, Mlikovsky 2002, Parmalee and Klippel 1982, Wetmore 1940, Wetmore 1956 and Wetmore 1962
Sister taxon: Sittinae
Subtaxa: Sitta canadensis Sitta carolinensis Sitta europaea Sitta pygmaea Sitta senogalliensis
Ecology: volant insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (5: California, Colorado, Tennessee, Virginia collections)
Total: 5 collections including 7 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.