Nuthatches
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Sittidae
Nuthatches are small woodland birds. They have the unusual ability to climb down trees head first, unlike other birds which can only go upwards. Nuthatches have big heads, short tails and powerful bills and feet. There are 24 species worldwide and 7 species which occur in India.
- Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta castanea
- Sitta castanea (Indian Nuthatch) and Sitta cinnamoventris (Split by Rasmussen & Anderton, 2005)
- Chestnut-vented Nuthatch Sitta nagaensis
- Kashmir Nuthatch Sitta cashmirensis
- White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis
- White-cheeked Nuthatch Sitta leucopsis
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
- Beautiful Nuthatch Sitta formosa
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