White-cheeked nuthatch
Sitta leucopsis Gould, 1850
The white-cheeked nuthatch (Sitta leucopsis) is a species in the family Sittidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 14.7 g to 14.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the white-cheeked nuthatch
- Weight
- 14.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 6.9src 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 white-cheeked nuthatch live?
Not recorded
What is the white-cheeked nuthatch?
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.
Its natural habitats are boreal forests and temperate forests.
From the Wikipedia article “White-cheeked nuthatch” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White-cheeked_nuthatch&oldid=1379735004), 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 white-cheeked nuthatch endangered?
The white-cheeked nuthatch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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 white-cheeked nuthatch classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familySittidae
- genusSitta
- SpeciesSitta leucopsis Gould, 1850
Synonyms Sitta leucopsis leucopsis
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- Белобуза зидаркаBulgarian
- pica-soques carablancCatalan
- brhlík světlelícíCzech
- delor cnau bochwynWelsh
- Hvidkindet SpætmejseDanish
- WeißwangenkleiberGerman
- blankvanga sitoEsperanto
- Trepador cariblancoSpanish
- seedri-puukoristajaEstonian
- mustalakkinakkeliFinnish
- Sittelle à joues blanchesFrench
- bjelolici brgljezCroatian
- fehérpofájú csuszkaHungarian
- Picchio muratore guancebiancheItalian
- ホオジロゴジュウカラJapanese
- baltaskruostis bukutisLithuanian
- baltvaigu dzilnītisLatvian
- WitwangboomkleverDutch
- hvitkinnspettmeisNorwegian
- kowalik białolicyPolish
- trepadeira-de-przewalskiPortuguese
- trepadeira-de-faces-brancasPortuguese
- trepadeira-de-peito-brancoPortuguese
- Белощёкий поползеньRussian
- brhlík bielolíciSlovak
- Brgljez belih obrazaSerbian
- vitkindad nötväckaSwedish
- Ak Yüzlü SıvacıTurkish
- повзик білощокийUkrainian
- Trèo cây má trắngVietnamese
- 喜山䴓Chinese
- 白脸鳾Chinese
- 白脸Chinese
- 白臉鳾Chinese
Relatives of the white-cheeked nuthatch
Other species in the same genus Sitta.
Eurasian nuthatch
Sitta europaea
Western rock nuthatch
Sitta neumayer
Velvet-fronted nuthatch
Sitta frontalis
Eastern rock nuthatch
Sitta tephronota
Corsican nuthatch
Sitta whiteheadi
Red-breasted nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
CompareWhite-cheeked nuthatch vs Eurasian nuthatchWhite-cheeked nuthatch vs Western rock nuthatchWhite-cheeked nuthatch vs Velvet-fronted nuthatchWhite-cheeked nuthatch vs Eastern rock nuthatch
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the white-cheeked nuthatch?
An adult white-cheeked nuthatch weighs 14.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the white-cheeked nuthatch endangered?
The white-cheeked 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 white-cheeked nuthatch?
The white-cheeked nuthatch (Sitta leucopsis) belongs to the family Sittidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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