White-tailed Nuthatch
Sitta himalayensisJardine, W; Selby, PJ, 1835
English (US) White-tailed Nuthatch
The White-tailed Nuthatch (Sitta himalayensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Sittidae (Nuthatches) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: Himalayas from northern India to southeastern Tibet, southwestern China, and IndochinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Sitta himalayensis
- Family
- Sittidae (Nuthatches)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-tailed Nuthatch
- Described by
- Jardine, W; Selby, PJ, 1835
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Jardine, W; Selby, PJ, 1835
- Type locality
- Himalayas ; restricted to Simla by Meinertzhagen, 1927, Ibis, p. 410.
- Original description
- Illustrations of ornithology 3 pl.144
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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