Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch vs Beautiful Nuthatch

Sitta cinnamoventris compared with Sitta formosa

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Beautiful Nuthatch
Scientific Name Sitta cinnamoventris Sitta formosa
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Sittidae Sittidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Vulnerable
Length — —
Wingspan 16.1 cm (6.3 in) 20.8 cm (8.2 in)
Weight 19.5 g (0.69 oz) 21.0 g (0.74 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 5-7 4-6
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch only

None

Beautiful Nuthatch only

None

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch

Vulnerable

Beautiful Nuthatch

About These Birds

Beautiful Nuthatch

The Beautiful Nuthatch is a vulnerable and strikingly colored nuthatch of montane oak and rhododendron forests in the eastern Himalayas and adjacent hills. It has brilliant blue upperparts streaked with black and white, and a rich orange-buff underside. It creeps along tree trunks and branches searching for insects and seeds, and is threatened by forest loss.

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