sitella


sitella

(sɪˈtɛlə) n (Animals) Austral any of various small generally black-and-white birds of the genus Neositta, having a straight sharp beak and strong claws used to run up trees in search of insects: family Sittidae (nuthatches). Also called: tree-runner [C19: from New Latin, the diminutive of sitta, from Greek sittē nuthatch]