English:  Wood Nuthatch, Eurasian Nuthatch
Russian: Обыкновенный поползень
Mongolian: Өрнийн тоншголжин, Тоншголжин  

German: Kleiber      
French: Sitelle torchepot     
Japanese: ゴジュウカラ (Gojukara)

Body length: 12.5-14 cm
Wing span: 20-25 cm

Breeding season: May-August

Egg number: 6-9
Egg colour: Moderately white with light red and some faint purple speckles.
Brood:  1 per year

Global status: Least concern
Regional status: Least concern

Food: Insects, their larvae and trees seeds.

Habitat: Breeding habitats consist of large deciduous, mixed or coniferous trees in mountain taiga forests, forest steppe and patched woodlands in river valleys. Breeding pairs nest in hole in trees or walls, sometimes in old woodpecker holes or nest-boxes. The nest is a loose cup of bark chips and flakes, and dead leaves.