List of Birds of Bangladesh - Nuthatches

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 3 species which occur in Bangladesh.

  • Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta castanea
  • Chestnut-vented Nuthatch Sitta nagaensis
  • Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis

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