Papuan sittella

{{short description|Species of bird}}

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| name = Papuan sittella

| image = Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.131691 1 - Neositta papuensis papuensis (Schlegel, 1873) - Sittidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=Daphoenositta papuensis |volume=2016 |page=e.T103691575A104068231 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103691575A104068231.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}

| genus = Daphoenositta

| species = papuensis

| authority = (Schlegel, 1871)

| synonyms =

}}

The Papuan sittella (Daphoenositta papuensis) is one of three species of bird in the family Neosittidae.

It is endemic to New Guinea, where it is found in the highlands.

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