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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Passeriformes > Family: Sittidae > Genus: Sitta > Species: Sitta whiteheadi

Corsican Nuthatch - Sitta whiteheadi Sharpe, 1884

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Vulnerable (IUCN)
EU Population status	Threatened
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 2 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	10 are designated for this species
Breeding habitats	woodland and forest
Natura 2000 species code	A331

Distribution

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Threat and EU population status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Vulnerable

Europe

Vulnerable

EU population status

The status of the population at the EU level was evaluated at the species level; this was based on the reports delivered by Member States under Article 12 of the Birds Directive (see fact sheet below). The EU status assessment can cover several subspecies/subspecific population units. For more information, please consult the species fact sheet and link below.

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

Sources:

Population status categories for bird species under the Birds Directive

Secure

Near Threatened, declining or depleted

Threatened (i.e. vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered, regionally extinct)

Unknown or not evaluated

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
FR9410084	France	Vallée de la Restonica	Map
FR9410107	France	Haute vallée d'Asco, forêt de Tartagine et aiguilles de Popolasca	Map
FR9410109	France	Aiguilles de Bavella	Map
FR9410113	France	Forêts Territoriales de Corse	Map
FR9412003	France	Cirque de Bonifatu	Map
FR9412004	France	Haute vallée du Fango	Map
FR9412005	France	Haute vallée du Fium Grossu	Map
FR9412006	France	Haute vallée du Verghello	Map
ITA070015	Italy	Canalone del Tripodo	Map
FR9412008	France	Chênaies et pinèdes de Corse	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds (EU Birds Directive)	Annex I: Species that shall be the subject of special conservation measures concerning their habitat in order to ensure their survival and reproduction in their area of distribution. Member States shall classify territories as special protection areas for the conservation of these species.	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species (All species of Sittidae)	http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Brhlík korsický	Czech	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Corsicaanse Boomklever	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Corsican Nuthatch	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Korsenkleiber	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Korsikannakkeli	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Korsikansk nötväcka	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Korsikansk spætmejse	Danish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Korsikkanakkeli	Finnish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Korzikai csuszka	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Picchio muratore corso	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Sittelle corse	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Trepadeira-corsa	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Trepador Corso	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Zwartkopboomklever	Dutch	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC

Synonym	Author
All species of Sittidae

Other resources

CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
EBCC Atlas of breeding birds	European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:14700	European bird-ringing
EoL	Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia	Wikipedia

External data

Population distribution from "Birds in Europe" editions 1 and 2

These publications present a thorough and detailed review of the conservation status of European birds. Based on detailed breeding and wintering population data collected in each country, the report provides a review of the population sizes and trends of Species of European Conservation Concern.

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Country	Biogeographic region	Min / Max (Units)	Period	Status	Quality	Source	Published
France		1500/4500 (pairs)	1998-2002	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
France	Mediterranean	2000/3000 (pairs)	1990	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1994-01-01

Source: BirdLife International

Population trends from "Birds in Europe" editions 1 and 2