Sitta villanyensis is an extinct species of nuthatch: a passerine bird in the genus Sitta that inhabited Hungary during the Neogene period.[1][2]

Sitta villanyensis
Temporal range: Pliocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sittidae
Genus: Sitta
Species:
S. villanyensis
Binomial name
Sitta villanyensis
Kessler, 2013

References

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  1. ^ Eugen Kessler (2013). "Neogene songbirds (Aves, Passeriformes) from Hungary" (PDF). Hantkeniana. Contributions of the Department of Palaeontology. Eötvös University. 8: 37–149. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  2. ^ Kessler, J. E. (2014). Fossil and subfossil bird remains and faunas from the Carpathian Basin. Ornis Hungarica, 22(2), 65-125. [1]