The white-tailed nuthatch (''Sitta himalayensis'') is a species of
bird in the family
Sittidae
The nuthatches () constitute a genus, ''Sitta'', of small passerine birds belonging to the family Sittidae. Characterised by large heads, short tails, and powerful bills and feet, nuthatches advertise their territory using loud, simple songs. Mo ...
. It ranges across the northern and northeastern parts of the
Indian Subcontinent, existing mainly in the low-to-middle
Himalayas, as well as associated mountain ranges. It is found in
Bhutan,
India,
Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...
,
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
,
Nepal,
Tibet and
Thailand.
Description and ecology
It may be identified by the buff underside, smaller beak than in the
Kashmir nuthatch (''S. cashmirensis''). The white on the upper tail coverts is difficult to see in the field. It has a small bill and rufous-orange underparts with unmarked bright rufous undertail-coverts.
Resident in the sub-Himalayan range from
Himachal Pradesh to
Arunachal Pradesh and into the South Assam Hills (Lushai Hills). It breeds from March to May in broad-leaved and mixed forest.
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Habitat
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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white-tailed nuthatch
Birds of North India
Birds of Nepal
Birds of Eastern Himalaya
Birds of Myanmar
white-tailed nuthatch
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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