White-cheeked Nuthatch

Its natural habitats are boreal forests and temperate forests.

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The White-cheeked Nuthatch is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

including White-cheeked Nuthatch of western China (below left; race przewalskii) and Sulphur-billed Nuthatch, endemic to the Philippines (below right). The former has a curious distribution: a population in the western Himalayas and the one in China (perhaps two species?). The latter forages in mixed species flocks in montane and mid-elevation forests. Some nuthatches have very restricted ranges: White-browed Nuthatch S. victoriae is found only in the Chin Hills of w. More

The White-cheeked Nuthatch (Sitta leucopsis) is a species of bird in the Sittidae family. It is found in Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and temperate forests. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Sitta leucopsis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007. Stub icon This songbird-related article is a stub. More

White-cheeked Nuthatch Sitta leucopsis przewalskii - Adult male White-cheeked Nuthatch Photographer : More

White-cheeked Nuthatch Sitta leucopsis przewalskii - Adult White-cheeked Nuthatch Photographer : More

Captain Cock took the eggs of the White-cheeked Nuthatch late in May and early in June (1871) in Kashmir at Sonamurg. Captain Wardlaw Ramsay says, writing of Afghanistan: "I observed it hanging about a nest-hole on the 21st May, but on returning to take the eggs some days later was unable to find the tree:" and he adds, "On the 21st of June I shot a young bird just fledged near the Peiwar Kotul." The eggs of this species vary somewhat in size. More

White-cheeked Nuthatch (Sitta leucopsis) is a local resident in western Himalayas. More

White-cheeked Nuthatch Sitta leucopsis = Huzu Bei Shan National Park, Qinghai Province, China - Jun 22, 2004 More

* White-cheeked Nuthatch, Sitta leucopsis * White-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis * Western Rock Nuthatch, Sitta neumayer * Eastern Rock Nuthatch, Sitta tephronota * Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, Sitta frontalis * Yellow-billed Nuthatch, Sitta solangiae * Sulphur-billed Nuthatch, Sitta oenochlamys * Blue Nuthatch, Sitta azurea * Giant Nuthatch, Sitta magna * Beautiful Nuthatch, Sitta More

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Order : Passeriformes
Family : Sittidae
Genus : Sitta
Species : leucopsis
Authority : Gould, 1850