Sitta pygmaea Vigors 1839 (nuthatch)
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Aves - Passeriformes - Sittidae
Belongs to Sitta according to A. Wetmore 1956
See also Miller and DeMay 1942 and Wetmore 1940
Sister taxa: Sitta canadensis, Sitta carolinensis, Sitta europaea, Sitta senogalliensis
Ecology: volant insectivore
Distribution: found only at Carpinteria tar pits (general) (Quaternary of California)
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