Species profile
White-tailed Nuthatch
Sitta himalayensis
Quick answer
Himalayas from n India to se Tibet, sw China and Indochina
- Scientific name
- Sitta himalayensis
- Family
- Sittidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Sitta
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
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