European nuthatch / Kleiber (Sitta europaea)

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Kleiber schwaendi. 2020-04-04 15.28.00 Luppmen
Classification: Genus Sitta; Family Sittidae
Maybe 8 or 10 short loud notes, a bit of a whoop on the sonogram
Vocalization: Other: Eurasian Nuthatch is very vocal. [Link]
Very varied voice. [Link]
Song: Other: The song is very variable, with rising and falling notes, sometimes with repetition of excitement calls. [Link]
The song is a slow whistled pee-pee-pee with many variants, including a faster version, and may be intermingled with the call. [Link]
Other: Song a simple series of loud notes. [Link]
Song a simple series of loud notes. [Link]
Calls: Other: It gives loud calls when excited, an abrupt ‘twit”, only one, or in slow series, but often in phrases of 3-4 notes in rapid succession. But in great excitement, it utters phrases of about ten notes per second! We can also hear some shrill “sirrrr”, becoming harsher in alarm call. The contact call is a thin “tsit” uttered before to take off. [Link]
The Eurasian nuthatch calls frequently, usually with a loud, sharp dwip normally repeated twice, sometimes more often if excited. It has a shrill sirrrr or tsi-si-si alarm call, and a thin tsit pre-flight call. [Link]
Other: Very varied voice. Ranging from very high pitched whistles and melodic resonant calls, to chattering and nasal mocking sounds. Characteristic warning call a hard "check" or "chwit", often in rapid series, like a pebble bouncing on hollow ice. [Link]
Ranging from very high pitched whistles and melodic resonant calls, to chattering and nasal mocking sounds. Characteristic warning call a hard "check" or "chwit", often in rapid series, like a pebble bouncing on hollow ice. [Link]
Physical details: length=14 cm, wingspan=22-27 cm, weight=21-26 g
Habitats: Forest

Song: Song: Song a simple series of loud notes [Link]
Song attributes: Melody: one note, fast, Frequency: medium (1-5 KHz) Singing season: 02-01 - 07-31 Dawn chorus start, 10 minutes before dawn.
Is the brevity what makes it a song, whereas calls seem to go on endlessly? Source: XENOCANTO XC777051 - Eurasian Nuthatch - Sitta europaea, recorded in France and designated as song - a series of 5-6 whoops, pause and repeat, hard for me to distinguish from a ca-ll.mp3 (song)


Calls: 1: Twit, dwip. A long fast sequence of notes - is it the 'twit' call mentioned above?
Long fast sequence of identical whoops, possibly 'twit' call.

Long fast sequence of identical whoops, possibly 'twit' call. Source: XENOCANTO XC129686 - Eurasian Nuthatch - Sitta europaea caesia.mp3 (call)

Similar to XC423335 but very regular rhythm

Similar to XC423335 but very regular rhythm Source: XENOCANTO XC781193 - Eurasian Nuthatch - Sitta europaea - call, one note, regular rhythm, 2 per second, recorded in Spain.mp3 Spain (call)

One note, irregular rhythm. A bird calling while moving up a pine tree (says recordist Nick Talbot).

One note, irregular rhythm. A bird calling while moving up a pine tree (says recordist Nick Talbot). Source: XENOCANTO XC423335 - Eurasian Nuthatch - Sitta europaea caesia.mp3 (call)


2: The Nuthatch whoop call is similar to that of the chaffinch. It repeats it about 4 times.
3: Tsit. Recordist Stanislav Wroz says flight call.
Flight call in Dampierre-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, Île-de-France. Wikipedia describes a 'thin tsit pre-flight call'.

Flight call in Dampierre-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, Île-de-France. Wikipedia describes a 'thin tsit pre-flight call'. Source: XENOCANTO XC522601 - Eurasian Nuthatch - Sitta europaea.mp3 (flight call)


Call attributes: Call melody: one note, fast, Frequency: 2-3 KHz,
First documented observation : 2020-04-04 in Schwändi.

Media


Kleiber bei St Moritz. 2023-02-05 16.02.54 Sils

Kleiber bei St Moritz - nur die koennen am Baum abwaerts laufen. 2023-02-05 16.02.54 Sils

Kleiber im Wald Mesikon Source: BirdNet 2020-04-12 12.06.42 birdnet_mobile_observation_160 Kleiber.mp3 2020-04-12 12.06.42 Mesikon (song)

Additional Images


Kleiber am Waldweg in La Sauge. 2022-06-24 07.47.34 La Sauge

Kleiber. 2021-08-09 12.10.22

Kleiber am Aabach bei der Kulturfabrik. 2021-03-10 08.59.22 Pfäffikersee

Eurasian nuthatch silsersee. 2020-06-09 12.38.00 Sils

Kleiber = pecker tit in schwaendi. 2020-04-04 07.28.56 Schwändi

Additional Audio


Source: BirdNet 20220313_143840 birdnet - Kleiber - 2022-03-13 14:38:40 - Kleiber - Valle Gran Rey.mp3 2022-03-13 14.38.40 Canary Islands (song?)

Source: BirdNet 20210720_154323 birdnet 1833 - Eurasian Nuthatch - 2021-07-20 15:43:23 - Eurasian Nuthatch - Weisslingen.mp3 2021-07-20 15.43.23 Weisslingen (song?)

♫ Sputtery tik or ticking calls from a group of europan robins, never seen, plus eurasian nuthatch, blackcap warbler, probably magpie. 2021-07-03 08.05.14 (call)

Source: BirdNet 20210627_064625 birdnet 1756 - Eurasian Nuthatch, I heard song thrush - Eurasian Nuthatch - Wildhaus.mp3 2021-06-27 06.46.25 Wildhaus (song)

♫ Kleiber etc. 2021-04-09 11.44.20 Northern Lago Maggiore (song?)

Source: BirdNet 20210408_114906 birdnet 1422 - Eurasian Nuthatch - 2021-04-08 11:49:06 - Eurasian Nuthatch - Gambarogno.mp3 2021-04-08 11.49.06 Gambarogno (song?)

Source: BirdNet 20210403_152235 birdnet 1400 - Eurasian Nuthatch swoop - Eurasian Nuthatch - Lugano.mp3 2021-04-03 15.22.35 Lugano (song?)

Source: BirdNet 20210403_151308 birdnet 1399 - Eurasian Nuthatch whoop - Eurasian Nuthatch - Lugano.mp3 2021-04-03 15.13.08 Lugano (song?)

♫ Kleiber in Carona, immer x4. 2021-04-02 08.41.09 Carona (song?)

Source: BirdNet 20200519_154930 birdnet 516 kleiber? plus Rotkehlchen? - Eurasian nuthatch.mp3 2020-05-19 15.49.30 Luppmen (song?)

Source: BirdNet 20200412_120642 birdnet kleiber - Eurasian nuthatch.mp3 2020-04-12 12.06.42 Mesikon (song?)

Source: BirdNet 20200412_120622 birdnet kleiber 2 - Eurasian nuthatch.mp3 2020-04-12 12.06.22 Mesikon (song?)

♫ XC632108 Kleiber whoop Ruf von Albert Noorlander in den Nederlanden. Source: XENOCANTO XC632108 Kleiber whoop Ruf von Albert Noorlander in den Nederlanden.mp3 (call)

♫ XC535510 Kleiber douit Ruf von Stanislas Wroza in Frankreich. Source: XENOCANTO XC535510 Kleiber douit Ruf von Stanislas Wroza in Frankreich.mp3 (call)

♫ XC575424 Kleiber douit Ruf von Stanislas Wroza in Estland. Source: XENOCANTO XC575424 Kleiber douit Ruf von Stanislas Wroza in Estland.mp3 (call)