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Subspecies S. c. almorae male
Photo © by Rajiv Lather
Uttarakhand Himalayas, India

Sitta cinnamoventris

Identification

14cm (5½ in)

Grey upperparts (no contrast to crown)
Rufous belly and underparts
White undertail-coverts with chestnut scalloping
Black eyestripe
Dark iris
Long, blunt grey bill and grey legs

Distribution

Found in the Himalayas from Pakistan east to India, Nepal, Bhutan, southern China, Burma, northern Thailand, Laos and northern Vietnam.
Common in most of its range.

Taxonomy

Subspecies S. c. almorae female
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Sat Tal Forest, Alt. 5500 ft., Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, October-2018

Formerly considered conspecific with Burmese Nuthatch and Indian Nuthatch.

Forms a superspecies with Eurasian Nuthatch, Chestnut-vented Nuthatch, Indian Nuthatch, Burmese Nuthatch and Kashmir Nuthatch.

Subspecies

There are 4 subspecies^[1]:

S. c. almorae:

Foothills of western Himalayas (Pakistan to eastern Nepal)

S. c. cinnamoventris:

Eastern Himalayas (eastern Nepal to north-western Yunnan and Arunachal Pradesh)

S. c. koelzi:

South-eastern Arunachal Pradesh to Assam and adjacent north-western Myanmar

S. c. tonkinensis:

Southern Yunnan to northern Thailand, northern Vietnam, northern and central Laos

Open wing male subspecies S. c. almorae
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Sat Tal Forest, Alt. 5500 ft., Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, March-2018

Habitat

Moist lowland and hill forests.

Behaviour

Breeding

It nests in a hole or crevice.

Diet

The diet includes insects, nuts and seeds.
Forages singly, in pairs or small groups.

Movements

A resident species.

References

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2008. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 13: Penduline-tits to Shrikes. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553453
Avibase
Wikipedia
Wapedia
Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2008. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 13: Penduline-tits to Shrikes. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553453

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-bellied_Nuthatch

External Links

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-[[Image:Chestnut-bellied_Nuthatch.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Indian Nuthatch<br />Photo by {{user|atanumondal|atanumondal}}<br />Bandipur, South [[India]], April 2006]]
+[[Image:12104cb nuthatch.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Subspecies ''S. c. almorae'' male<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Rajiv+Lather|Rajiv Lather}}<br />Uttarakhand [[Himalayas]], [[India]]]]
-;[[:Category:Sitta|Sitta]] castanea
+;[[:Category:Sitta|Sitta]] cinnamoventris
-'''Includes: Indian Nuthatch and Burmese Nuthatch'''
 ==Identification==
-cm
+cm (5½ in)
-* Grey upperparts
+* Grey upperparts (no contrast to crown)
 * Rufous belly and underparts
+* White undertail-[[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] with chestnut scalloping
 * Black eyestripe
 * Dark iris
-* Grey bill and legs
+* Long, blunt grey bill and grey legs
-* Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch (''cinnamoventris'' group) with longer, heavier and blunter bill, white undertail-coverts with chestnut scallops and no contrast between crown and upperparts
-* Burmese Nuthatch (''neglecta'') with short black eyestripe, fine chestnut scallops on undertail-coverts
 ==Distribution==
-Found in the [[Himalayas]] from [[Pakistan]] east to [[India]], [[Nepal]], [[Bhutan]], in northern and central [[India]] (locally in the south), southern [[China]], [[Burma]], northern and western [[Thailand]], [[Laos]], [[Cambodia]] and southern [[Vietnam]].<br />
+Found in the [[Himalayas]] from [[Pakistan]] east to [[India]], [[Nepal]], [[Bhutan]], southern [[China]], [[Burma]], northern [[Thailand]], [[Laos]] and northern [[Vietnam]].<br />
 Common in most of its range.
 ==Taxonomy==
-[[Image:12104cb nuthatch.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch<br />Photo by {{user|Rajiv+Lather|Rajiv Lather}}<br />Uttaranchal, [[India]]]]
+[[Image:chestnut-bellied_nuthatch_4_alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''S. c. almorae'' female<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Sat Tal Forest, Alt. 5500 ft., Uttarakhand [[Himalayas]], [[India]], October-2018]]
+Formerly considered [[Dictionary_A-C#C|conspecific]] with [[Burmese Nuthatch]] and [[Indian Nuthatch]].
+Forms a superspecies with [[Eurasian Nuthatch]], [[Chestnut-vented Nuthatch]], [[Indian Nuthatch]], [[Burmese Nuthatch]] and [[Kashmir Nuthatch]].
 ====Subspecies====
-There are 6 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>, split by some authorites into three species:
+There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
-* '''Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch''' - ''Sitta cinnamoventris''
+*''S. c. almorae'':
-:*''S. c. almorae'':
+:*Foothills of western [[Himalayas]] ([[Pakistan]] to eastern [[Nepal]])
-::*Foothills of western [[Himalayas]] ([[Pakistan]] to eastern [[Nepal]])
+*''S. c. cinnamoventris'':
-:*''S. c. cinnamoventris'':
+:*Eastern Himalayas (eastern Nepal to north-western Yunnan and Arunachal Pradesh)
-::*Eastern Himalayas (eastern Nepal to north-western Yunnan and Arunachal Pradesh)
+*''S. c. koelzi'':
-:*''S. c. koelzi'':
+:*South-eastern Arunachal Pradesh to Assam and adjacent north-western [[Myanmar]]
-::*South-eastern Arunachal Pradesh to Assam and adjacent north-western [[Myanmar]]
+*''S. c. tonkinensis'':
-:*''S. c. tonkinensis'':
+:*Southern Yunnan to northern [[Thailand]], northern [[Vietnam]], northern and central [[Laos]]
-::*Southern Yunnan to northern [[Thailand]], northern [[Vietnam]], northern and central [[Laos]]
+[[Image:chestnut-bellied_nuthatch_3_alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Open wing male subspecies ''S. c. almorae''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Sat Tal Forest, Alt. 5500 ft., Uttarakhand [[Himalayas]], [[India]], March-2018]]
-* '''Indian Nuthatch''' - ''Sitta castanea''
-:*''S. c. castanea'':
-::*Foothills of northern and central [[India]] (Western Ghats)
-* '''Burmese Nuthatch''' (or Neglected Nuthatch) - ''Sitta neglecta''
-:*''S. c. neglecta'':
-::*Myanmar to south-eastern Yunnan, Thailand, Laos, [[Cambodia]], southern Vietnam
-An additional subspecies ''prateri'' is not recognised by all authorities<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>.<br />
-Forms a superspecies with [[Eurasian Nuthatch]], [[Chestnut-vented Nuthatch]] and [[Kashmir Nuthatch]].
 ==Habitat==
 Moist lowland and hill forests.
 ==Behaviour==
 ====Breeding====
 It nests in a hole or crevice.
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 The diet includes insects, nuts and seeds. <br />
 Forages singly, in pairs or small groups.
+====Movements====
+A resident species.
 ==References==
-#{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#{{Ref-HBWVol13}}#Avibase
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#{{Ref-HBWVol13}}#Avibase
 #Wikipedia
 #Wapedia
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 {{ref}}
 ==External Links==
-{{GSearch|Sitta+castanea}}
+{{GSearch|Sitta+cinnamoventris}}
-[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Sitta]]
+<br />
+{{Video|Chestnut-bellied_Nuthatch}}
+[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Sitta]] [[Category:Videos]]