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Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta cinnamoventris Scientific name definitions

Simon Harrap
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 13, 2018

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Introduction

This account summarizes the life history of the Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch, including information relating to its identification, systematics, distribution, habitat, diet, vocalizations, breeding ecology, and conservation status.

Subspecies


SUBSPECIES

Sitta cinnamoventris almorae Scientific name definitions

Distribution

foothills of W and C Himalayas in Pakistan (Murree Hills and Azad Kashmir) and from N India (Uttarakhand) to EC Nepal.

SUBSPECIES

Sitta cinnamoventris koelzi Scientific name definitions

Distribution

NE India from SE Arunachal Pradesh (Patkai Range) S to Nagaland and S Assam (N Cachar), and adjacent NW Myanmar.

SUBSPECIES

Sitta cinnamoventris tonkinensis Scientific name definitions

Distribution

S China (S Yunnan), NW Vietnam (including Cha Pa, Na Hang, Muong Moun), N Laos (S to at least Nape) and NW Thailand.

SUBSPECIES

Sitta cinnamoventris cinnamoventris Scientific name definitions

Distribution

foothills from EC Nepal E to NE India (N West Bengal and most of Arunachal Pradesh, also hills of Meghalaya, Manipur and Mizoram), SE Bangladesh (Chittagong Hills), NE Myanmar (S to about Myitkyina) and S China (R Yingjiang, in extreme W Yunnan).
Distribution of the Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch

Recommended Citation

Harrap, S. (2020). Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch (Sitta cinnamoventris), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.chbnut3.01
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