Sittelle torchepot
The Eurasian nuthatch was described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of "Systema Naturae" under its current scientific name. "Sitta" is derived from the Ancient Greek name for this bird, , "sittē", and the species name, "europaea", is Latin for "European". "Nuthatch", first recorded in 1350, is derived from "nut" and a word probably related to "hack", since these birds hack at nuts they have wedged into crevices.