Velvet-fronted Nuthatch (Sitta frontalis)
About the Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
The velvet-fronted nuthatch (Sitta frontalis) is a small passerine bird in the nuthatch family Sittidae found in southern Asia, from Nepal, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh east to southwestern China and Indonesia. Like other nuthatches, it feeds on insects in the bark of trees, foraging on the trunks and branches and their strongly clawed toes allow them to climb down tree trunks or move on the undersides of horizontal branches. They are found in forests with good tree cover and are often found along with other species in mixed-species foraging flocks. Adult males can be told apart by the black stripe that runs behind and above the eyes. They have a rapid chipping call note. They breed in tree cavities and holes, often created by woodpeckers or barbets.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 80 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-ND · 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Corsican NuthatchSitta whiteheadirecording
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaearecording
- Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensisrecording
- White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.