In adult upperparts are violet blue and black forehead. Red coloured bill has black tip and yellow iris and eye-ring. In male a black eye stripe extending behind eye with stronger liliac suffusion on underparts. In juvenile bill is blackish and duller and greyer upperparts.
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📚 Overview
Summary
Bird group
Nuthatches, spotted creepers and wallcreeper
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Look Alikes
The chestnut-bellied nuthatch can be distinguished from the velvet-fronted by its chestnut underparts, and its distinctive, `chirrip chirrip...´ and `wheewheewheewhee...´ calls.
Behaviour
It prefers open deciduous forests and trees around villages, whereas the velvet-fronted nuthatch can be found in evergreen and moist deciduous forests and plantations. The call of the velvet-fronted nuthatch is a high pitched `chichichichichichi...´. Makes a variety of loud `wheeeow ´ calls and other buzzing notes.
Trophic Strategy
Insectivore.
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Habitat
Terrestrial
This species prefers moister and better wooded tracts than Chestnutbellied Nuthatch. Plains as well as hills upto about 2500m above msl.
It prefers all types of woods, although open evergreen forest is the optimal habitat.
Description
Global Distribution
India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka.
Distribution In India
Better wooded portions of the Indian Union
Distribution In Assam
Assam
They are native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia; Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam.
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📚 Occurrence
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📚 Demography and Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Threats
Habitat loss and Deforestation
Protection Legal Status
Schedule IV
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📚 Uses and Management
📚 Information Listing
References
- Praveen J., Jayapal, R., & Pittie, A., 2016. Checklist of the birds of India (v1.1). Website: http://www.indianbirds.in/india/ [Date of publication: 03 October, 2016].
- Praveen J., Jayapal, R., & Pittie, A., 2018. Checklist of the birds of India (v2.0). Website: http://www.indianbirds.in/india/ [Date of publication: 31 January, 2018].
- Praveen, J. Jayapal, R. & Pittie. A. (2016). A checklist of the birds of India. Indian Birds.11: 113-170
- Grimmett, R., Inskipp, C., &Inskipp, T. (2011) Birds of Indian Subcontinent, 2nd Edition,Oxford University Press, London. 480 pp.
- BirdLife International. 2016. Sitta frontalis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22711216A94283983. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22711216A94283983.en. Downloaded on 23 April 2018.
Information Listing > References
- Praveen J., Jayapal, R., & Pittie, A., 2016. Checklist of the birds of India (v1.1). Website: http://www.indianbirds.in/india/ [Date of publication: 03 October, 2016].
- Praveen J., Jayapal, R., & Pittie, A., 2018. Checklist of the birds of India (v2.0). Website: http://www.indianbirds.in/india/ [Date of publication: 31 January, 2018].
- Praveen, J. Jayapal, R. & Pittie. A. (2016). A checklist of the birds of India. Indian Birds.11: 113-170
- Grimmett, R., Inskipp, C., &Inskipp, T. (2011) Birds of Indian Subcontinent, 2nd Edition,Oxford University Press, London. 480 pp.
- BirdLife International. 2016. Sitta frontalis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22711216A94283983. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22711216A94283983.en. Downloaded on 23 April 2018.
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Passeriformes |
| Family | Sittidae |
| Genus | Sitta |
| Species | Sitta frontalis Swainson 1820 |
📊 Temporal Distribution
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