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Eastern rock nuthatch is 15–16 cm long. It is one of the least brightly coloured nuthatches, with pale blue-grey upperparts, a white breast, and the belly grading from white to pale orange-buff on the under-tail coverts. The head has a bold black eyestripe. The subspecies range in size from smaller in the east, to largest in the west; S. t. iranica and S. t. tephronota are the smallest, at 30–39 g, while S. t. dresseri at 42.7–55 g is the largest. This last subspecies, while not as long-bodied as the giant nuthatch, is the heaviest in the entire family.
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When to see the Eastern Rock Nuthatch
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Where to see the Eastern Rock Nuthatch
The map shades 12 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Eastern Rock Nuthatch
The eastern rock nuthatch is a species of bird in the nuthatch family Sittidae. It is found in southwest and central Asia, from eastern Turkey east through Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Iran, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan, and Afghanistan, to northwestern Pakistan. Some authors have used the name Persian nuthatch for the species.
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Easily confused with
Sulphur-billed NuthatchSitta oenochlamysThe sulphur-billed nuthatch is a species of bird in the family Sittidae.
Chinese NuthatchSitta villosaThis species is locally found in sympatry with the Eurasian nuthatch (S. europaea), but differs from it in its smaller size, clearly visible white supercilium, black crown in males, and relatively plain underparts, lacking the reddish undertail coverts and flanks.
Krüper's NuthatchSitta krueperiThe Krüper's nuthatch is a small to medium-sized nuthatch, measuring 12.5 centimetres (4.9 in) in length.
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