White-cheeked nuthatch

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White-cheeked nuthatch
White-cheeked Nuthatch (Sitta leucopsis) (39661424053) (cropped).jpg
At Naltar, Gilgit, Pakistan
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sittidae
Genus: Sitta
Species:
S. leucopsis
Binomial name
Sitta leucopsis
Gould, 1850

The white-cheeked nuthatch (Sitta leucopsis) is a species of bird in the family Sittidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan.

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Illustration by John Gould and H. C. Richter SittaLeucopsisGould.jpg
Illustration by John Gould and H. C. Richter

Its natural habitats are boreal forests and temperate forests.

Description

It is 13 cm (5.1 in) long, white cheeks, chin, throat, and underparts, upper parts mostly dark grey.

References

  1. BirdLife International. (2024). "Sitta leucopsis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2024 e.T103881719A264207235. Retrieved 25 December 2024.