Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Nuthatches :: Velvet-fronted Nuthatch

Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis

Described by: Swainson (1820)
Alternate common name(s): Velvet-fronted Blue Nuthatch
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Sirsi, Karnataka, India - Dec 26, 2007 © Sudhir Shivaram  Doi Chiang Dao, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand - 2003 © Paul Huang  Panti Forest Reserve, Johor, Malaysia - 2002 © Paul Huang  Mt. Kinabalu Park, Borneo, Malaysia - 2002 © Paul Huang  West Bengal, India - Dec 25, 2006 © Rajneesh Suvarna 
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Range

(1) India and Sri Lanka to Burma, sw. China, n. Thailand, and n. Vietnam.
(2) Malaysia (Endau Rompin, s. Malay Peninsula) and n. Sumatra (including Simalur Archipelago, Bangka Archipelago, and Lingga Archipelago).
(3) Borneo.
(4) Sw. Philippines (Palawan Is. And Balabac).
(5) S. Sumatra and Java.

Videos

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Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Hong Kong Birdwatching Society

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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