Species profile
White-cheeked Nuthatch
Sitta leucopsis
Quick answer
Himalayas (ne Afghanistan to nw India and nw Nepal)
- Scientific name
- Sitta leucopsis
- Family
- Sittidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Sitta
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording White-cheeked Nuthatch in your journal
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