The sittellas are small woodland birds with thin pointed down-curved bills, which they use to extricate insects from bark. Nests are open cups in forked branches. They were formerly classified in two separate genera with the black sittella in Daphoenositta and the …

The winery is named after a small Australian bird, the Sittella, which abounds in the nearby tree-lined Swan River. Nestled among the vines on a gently winding road near the upper reaches of the Swan River lies the Sittella winery & restaurant, a jewel of the historic Swan Valley.

The varied sittella (Daphoenositta chrysoptera) is a small songbird native to Australia. About 10–11 cm long, it is also known as the Australian nuthatch, orange-winged sittella and the barkpecker.

Sittella, any of about two species of Australasian birds of the genus Daphoenositta, sometimes placed in the nuthatch family, Sittidae, but many classifications group them in their own family, Neosittidae. They resemble nuthatches in build—short …

The Varied Sittella is a small, short-tailed, dumpy bird which is usually heard before it is seen in the upper branches. There are five sub-species, differing in the patterns on the head and neck, the amount of streaking and in the wing patterns.

It is a small bird and moves up and down tree trunks and across tree branches searching for insects. The varied sittella is sometimes called the Australian nuthatch. The black sittella is found in the forests of New Guinea and Indonesia. It is mostly black with a red face. It also forages for insects along the trunks and branches of trees.

Feb 12, 2010 · The Varied Sittella is a small (10 cm) songbird with a sharp, slightly upturned bill, short tail, barred undertail, and yellow eyes and feet. In flight the orange wing-bar and white rump are prominent.

The varied sittella (Daphoenositta chrysoptera ) is a small, around 10–11 cm long, songbird native to Australia. It is also known as the Australian nuthatch, orange-winged sittella and the barkpecker.

Tiny, short-tailed bird with a thin, slightly upturned bill. Yellow eyering in all plumages, but different subspecies vary tremendously in plumage, ranging from black-headed to white-headed, streaked and unstreaked; in flight all, show prominent pale wingstripe.

Uniform blackish plumage with pink under the end of the tail, a red face, yellow legs and a white band in the wing, visible in flight. Female has a white iris. Moves in flocks. Similar shape and habits to Papuan Sittella, but Black lives at higher elevations with little overlap.