- Sitta przewalskii
Identification
- Black crown and nape
- Isolated eye on a completely white face
- Long bill
- Whitish throat washed orange-buff
- Rich cinnamon underparts
- Dark blue-grey upperparts
Sexes similar. Juveniles are duller and have a shorter, yellow-based bill.
Similar species
Similar to White-cheeked Nuthatch but finer bill and bright cinnamon below.
Distribution
Found in western China (Qinghai to s Sichuan, sw Gansu and Yunnan) and northeast Tibet.
Poorly known and probably rare.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly considered conspecific with White-cheeked Nuthatch and forms a superspecies with it.
Habitat
Spruce and fir forest, parkland and also areas with isolated trees.
Occurs from 2200m to 4000m, locally higher.
Behaviour
No information about diet.
A nest was recorded in July, no other information about breeding.
A resident species. Some altitudinal movements possible.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Rasmussen, PC and JC Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334672
- Avibase
- 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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Przevalski's Nuthatch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Przevalski%27s_Nuthatch
