Velvet-fronted Nuthatch

Sitta frontalis Swainson, 1820

Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, Sitta frontalis, is a nuthatch of the Oriental Region, breeding from India to south-eastern China and the Greater Sundas, excluding Bali. It was described by Swainson in 1820. It lives in forests with good tree cover and is often seen in mixed-species foraging flocks. Adult males are identified by the black stripe behind and above the eyes. It breeds in tree cavities and holes, often made by woodpeckers or barbets.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Sittidae — Nuthatches

Breeding range

Oriental Region: India to se China and Greater Sundas (except Bali)