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Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch

Sitta cinnamoventris

Least ConcernUncommonInvertebratesForestCavity nestSmall · 20 g
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch (Sitta cinnamoventris), photo 1
Photo: Mathieu Soetens · CC BY 4.0
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch (Sitta cinnamoventris), photo 2
Photo: Mathieu Soetens · CC BY 4.0
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch (Sitta cinnamoventris), photo 3
Photo: Jagdish Singh Negi · CC BY 4.0
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch (Sitta cinnamoventris), photo 4
Photo: Jagdish Singh Negi · CC BY 4.0
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch (Sitta cinnamoventris), photo 5
Photo: Mike Prince from Bangalore, India · CC BY 2.0
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch (Sitta cinnamoventris), photo 6
Photo: Mathieu Soetens · CC BY 4.0
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch (Sitta cinnamoventris), photo 7
Photo: Mathieu Soetens · CC BY 4.0
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch (Sitta cinnamoventris), photo 8
Photo: Mathieu Soetens · CC BY 4.0
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch (Sitta cinnamoventris), photo 9
Photo: Mathieu Soetens · CC BY 4.0
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch (Sitta cinnamoventris), photo 10
Photo: Mathieu Soetens · CC BY 4.0

About the Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch

The chestnut-bellied nuthatch is a species of bird belonging to the family Sittidae.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it lives

Regular range
India Nepal Bhutan China Pakistan Myanmar (Burma) Vietnam Laos Thailand Bangladesh

When to see it

Peak activity in April · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

White-tailed Nuthatch (Sitta himalayensis) White-tailed NuthatchSitta himalayensisThe white-tailed nuthatch is a species of bird in the family Sittidae. Western Rock Nuthatch (Sitta neumayer) Western Rock NuthatchSitta neumayerThe western rock nuthatch is a small passerine bird which breeds from Croatia east through Greece and Turkey to Iran. Indian Nuthatch (Sitta castanea) Indian NuthatchSitta castaneaThe Indian nuthatch is a species of bird in the family Sittidae.

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