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Chestnut-bellied nuthatch

Sitta cinnamoventris Blyth, 1842

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The chestnut-bellied nuthatch (Sitta cinnamoventris) is a species in the family Sittidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 19.2 g to 20.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Chestnut-bellied nuthatch (Sitta cinnamoventris)
Photo: Savithri Singh · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the chestnut-bellied nuthatch

Weight
19.2 g – 20.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
11.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
4.7 – 6src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the chestnut-bellied nuthatch live?

Not recorded

What is the chestnut-bellied nuthatch?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The chestnut-bellied nuthatch (Sitta cinnamoventris) is a species of bird belonging to the family Sittidae.

It is found in the Indian subcontinent occurring in the countries of India, Tibet, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal.

It is found in subtropical or tropical forest, that are dry or moist forests, and in montane and lowland forests.

This species is very similar to the Burmese nuthatch but it has a heavier bill, the crown and mantle are of the same shade. The wing and tail markings show contrasting markings; silvery-edge to primaries, blackish inner webs to tertials and tail with large white spots in the tail. Rasmussen and Anderton (2005) established the chestnut-bellied nuthatch is different from the Indian nuthatch and the Burmese nuthatch. White on ear coverts does not extend into chin unlike in the Indian nuthatch. Race almorae of Nepal and NW Himalayas has paler underparts; race koelzi of the eastern Himalayas has the female darker than in other races. Resident from Murree Hills to the Uttaranchal foothills extending to the Assam Valley, Arunachal Pradesh into the Lushai Hills.

From the Wikipedia article “Chestnut-bellied nuthatch” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chestnut-bellied_nuthatch&oldid=1329850599), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the chestnut-bellied nuthatch endangered?

The chestnut-bellied nuthatch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the chestnut-bellied nuthatch classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familySittidae
  6. genusSitta
  7. SpeciesSitta cinnamoventris Blyth, 1842

Synonyms Sitta castanea cinnamoventris

Other names and names in other languages (26)
  • Канеленокоремна зидаркаBulgarian
  • pica-soques de ventre rogencCatalan
  • Kanelbuget SpætmejseDanish
  • ZimtbauchkleiberGerman
  • kaŝtanventra sitoEsperanto
  • Trepador ventricastañoSpanish
  • ruske-puukoristajaEstonian
  • KanelinakkeliFinnish
  • Sittelle de BlythFrench
  • kestenjastotrbi brgljezCroatian
  • クリハラゴジュウカラJapanese
  • rusvapilvis bukutisLithuanian
  • KaneelbuikboomkleverDutch
  • kanelspettmeisNorwegian
  • kowalik cynamonowyPolish
  • trepadeira-de-barriga-castanhaPortuguese
  • Каштановобрюхий поползеньRussian
  • brhlík škoricovýSlovak
  • Brgljez kestenjastog trbuhaSerbian
  • kanelnötväckaSwedish
  • นกไต่ไม้ท้องสีเม็ดมะขามThai
  • Kestane Karınlı SıvacıTurkish
  • повзик іржастийUkrainian
  • Trèo cây bụng nâu dẻVietnamese
  • 栗腹䴓Chinese
  • 東方栗腹鳾Chinese

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Relatives of the chestnut-bellied nuthatch

Other species in the same genus Sitta.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the chestnut-bellied nuthatch?

An adult chestnut-bellied nuthatch weighs 19.2 g – 20.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the chestnut-bellied nuthatch endangered?

The chestnut-bellied nuthatch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the chestnut-bellied nuthatch?

The chestnut-bellied nuthatch (Sitta cinnamoventris) belongs to the family Sittidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{chestnut_bellied_nuthatch_2026,
  title = {Chestnut-bellied nuthatch (Sitta cinnamoventris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-bellied-nuthatch},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}