A small Australasian songbird of the nuthatch family, typically having a black cap or head.
Genus Neositta, family Sittidae: two species, in particular the varied sittella (N. chrysoptera) of Australia
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- I was unable to find any more information on the Australian sittellas, especially a photograph
- The sittellas often forage head-downward, and the tree-creepers climb up tree trunks seeking prey under the bark.
- Despite similarities in appearance and behaviour, the Australian sittellas are not closely related to nuthatches.
- The varied sittella has a grey body and breast, white head and tail tip and black wings and remaining parts of the body.
- The sitellas are a family of small passerine birds found only in Australasia.