Eurasian wren
Krüper's nuthatch ("Sitta krueperi") is associated with Turkish pine forests in the ecoregion and neighboring ones. Other birds of the pine forests include common European forest species like the Eurasian wren ("Troglodytes troglodytes"), common blackbird ("Turdus merula"), common chiffchaff ("Phylloscopus collybita"), coal tit ("Periparus ater"), Eurasian blue tit ("Cyanistes caeruleus"), great tit ("Parus major)", short-toed treecreeper ("Certhia brachydactyla"), Eurasian jay ("Garrulus glandarius"), and common chaffinch ("Fringilla coelebs").