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[[Image:Chestnut-bellied_Nuthatch.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by atanumondal<br />Photo taken: Bandipur, South [[India]]]] | [[Image:Chestnut-bellied_Nuthatch.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by atanumondal<br />Photo taken: Bandipur, South [[India]]]] | ||
;[[:Category:Sitta|Sitta]] castanea | ;[[:Category:Sitta|Sitta]] castanea | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 13cm. Grey upperparts, rufous belly and underparts, black eyestripe, colours vary between subspecies, dark iris, grey bill and legs. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Bangladesh]], [[Cambodia]], [[Bhutan]], [[India]], [[China]], [[Nepal]], [[Laos]], [[Thailand]], [[Myanmar]], and [[Vietnam]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | It has been split into 3 species: | ||
| + | * Sitta castanea | ||
| + | * Sitta cinnamoventris | ||
| + | * Sitta neglecta | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Hills. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | It nests in a hole or crevice. | ||
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| + | The diet includes insects, nuts and seeds. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | Avibase; Wikipedia; Wapedia | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Sitta+castanea}} | {{GSearch|Sitta+castanea}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Sitta]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Sitta]] | ||
Revision as of 17:48, 27 January 2009
- Sitta castanea
Identification
13cm. Grey upperparts, rufous belly and underparts, black eyestripe, colours vary between subspecies, dark iris, grey bill and legs.
Distribution
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Bhutan, India, China, Nepal, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, and Vietnam.
Taxonomy
It has been split into 3 species:
- Sitta castanea
- Sitta cinnamoventris
- Sitta neglecta
Habitat
Hills.
Behaviour
It nests in a hole or crevice.
The diet includes insects, nuts and seeds.
References
Avibase; Wikipedia; Wapedia
