White-cheeked nuthatch

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White-cheeked nuthatch
White-cheeked Nuthatch (Sitta leucopsis) (39661424053) (cropped).jpg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
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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Its natural habitats are boreal forests and temperate forests.

Description[]

It is 13 cm (5 in) long, white cheeks, chin, throat, and underparts, upper parts mostly dark grey.

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Sitta leucopsis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103881719A94283596. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103881719A94283596.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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