Sitta krueperi is endemic to Europe, where it is found in southernmost European
Russia,
Georgia,
Turkey and the island of Lesbos,
Greece. Its breeding population is estimated to be 80,000-170,000 pairs, with the majority - an estimated 60,000-120,000 breeding pairs - in Turkey (BirdLife International 2004)
. Although the small population in Greece is believed to have remained stable (at c.700-1000 individuals (HOS
in litt. 2008)
), the populations in Turkey and Russia - which together constitute over 95% of the known global population - both declined during 1990-2000 (BirdLife International 2004)
. In Russia, significant declines have been observed in the Karachay-Cherkessia, whereas numbers in the Krasnodar region appear to be stable (A. Mischenko
in litt. 2005)
.
Rights Holder: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Bibliographic Citation: BirdLife International 2013.
Sitta krueperi. In: IUCN 2014 . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1 . <
www.iucnredlist.org>
