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Kashmir nuthatch

Sitta cashmirensis W. E. Brooks, 1871

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The kashmir nuthatch (Sitta cashmirensis) is a species in the family Sittidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 19 g to 20.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Kashmir nuthatch (Sitta cashmirensis)
Photo: Imran Shah from Islamabad, Pakistan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the kashmir nuthatch

Weight
19 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
4.9 – 5.9src 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 kashmir nuthatch live?

Not recorded

What is the kashmir nuthatch?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Kashmir nuthatch (Sitta cashmirensis) is a species of bird in the family Sittidae. It is found in the northernmost regions of the Indian subcontinent, primarily in the mid-altitudes of the Himalayas. The species ranges across Afghanistan, India, Nepal and Pakistan. The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as common in eastern Afghanistan and north-western India, and fairly common in Nepal (Harrap and Quinn 1996).

From the Wikipedia article “Kashmir nuthatch” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kashmir_nuthatch&oldid=1314686159), 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 kashmir nuthatch endangered?

The kashmir 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.

How is the kashmir nuthatch classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familySittidae
  6. genusSitta
  7. SpeciesSitta cashmirensis W. E. Brooks, 1871

Synonyms Sitta castanea cashmirensis, Sitta europea cashmirensis, Sitta hariabica

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • Кашмирска зидаркаBulgarian
  • pica-soques de CaixmirCatalan
  • brhlík kašmírskýCzech
  • Kashmir SpætmejseDanish
  • KaschmirkleiberGerman
  • Kaschmir-KleiberGerman
  • kaŝmira sitoEsperanto
  • Trepador de CachemiraSpanish
  • kašmiiri puukoristajaEstonian
  • kashmirinnakkeliFinnish
  • Sittelle du CachemireFrench
  • Cnóshnag na caismíreIrish
  • kasmír csuszkaHungarian
  • Picchio muratore del KashmirItalian
  • カシミールゴジュウカラJapanese
  • kašmyrinis bukutisLithuanian
  • Kašmiras dzilnītisLatvian
  • KashmirboomkleverDutch
  • kashmirspettmeisNorwegian
  • KasjmirspettmeisNorwegian
  • kowalik kaszmirskiPolish
  • Trepadeira-da-CaxemiraPortuguese
  • trepadeira-de-caxemiraPortuguese
  • Кашмирский поплзеньRussian
  • Кашмирский поползеньRussian
  • brhlík kašmírskySlovak
  • Kašmirski brgljezSerbian
  • kashmirnötväckaSwedish
  • Kaşmir SıvacısıTurkish
  • повзик кашмірськийUkrainian
  • Trèo cây KashmirVietnamese
  • 克什米尔䴓Chinese
  • 喀什米爾鳾Chinese

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Relatives of the kashmir 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 kashmir nuthatch?

An adult kashmir nuthatch weighs 19 g – 20.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the kashmir nuthatch endangered?

The kashmir 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 kashmir nuthatch?

The kashmir nuthatch (Sitta cashmirensis) belongs to the family Sittidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Kashmir nuthatch (Sitta cashmirensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/kashmir-nuthatch

MLA

“Kashmir nuthatch (Sitta cashmirensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/kashmir-nuthatch.

BibTeX
@misc{kashmir_nuthatch_2026,
  title = {Kashmir nuthatch (Sitta cashmirensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/kashmir-nuthatch},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}