List of Birds of Vietnam - 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 6 species which occur in Vietnam.

  • Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta castanea
  • Chestnut-vented Nuthatch Sitta nagaensis
  • White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis
  • Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
  • Yellow-billed Nuthatch Sitta solangiae
  • Beautiful Nuthatch Sitta formosa

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