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

Etymology

The specific epithet "villanyensis" is derived from the Villány Hill in Hungary.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b 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]

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