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White-tailed nuthatch

Sitta himalayensis Jardine & Selby, 1835

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The white-tailed nuthatch (Sitta himalayensis) is a species in the family Sittidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 14 g to 15.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

White-tailed nuthatch (Sitta himalayensis)
Photo: Original: Mildeep ; this edit: MPF · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the white-tailed nuthatch

Weight
14 g – 15.1 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
5.3src 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-tailed nuthatch live?

Not recorded

What is the white-tailed nuthatch?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The white-tailed nuthatch (Sitta himalayensis) is a species of bird in the family Sittidae. It ranges across the northern and northeastern parts of the Indian subcontinent, existing mainly in the low-to-middle Himalayas, as well as associated mountain ranges. It is found in Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet and Thailand.

From the Wikipedia article “White-tailed nuthatch” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White-tailed_nuthatch&oldid=1380713124), 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-tailed nuthatch endangered?

The white-tailed 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 white-tailed nuthatch classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familySittidae
  6. genusSitta
  7. SpeciesSitta himalayensis Jardine & Selby, 1835

Synonyms Sitta himalayensis australis, Sitta himalayensis himalayensis, Sitta himalayensis lushaiensis, Sitta himalayensis whistleri, Sitta nipalensis

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • البندق الابيض الذيلArabic
  • Хималайска зидаркаBulgarian
  • pica-soques cuablancCatalan
  • Pica-soques de l'HimàlaiaCatalan
  • brhlík běloocasýCzech
  • delor cnau cynffonwynWelsh
  • Himalaya SpætmejseDanish
  • WeißschwanzkleiberGerman
  • himalaja sitoEsperanto
  • Trepador del HimalayaSpanish
  • himaalaja puukoristajaEstonian
  • کمرکولی دمسفیدPersian
  • himalajannakkeliFinnish
  • Sittelle de l'HimalayaFrench
  • Sittelle de l’HimalayaFrench
  • planinski brgljezCroatian
  • himalájai csuszkaHungarian
  • Picchio muratore codabiancaItalian
  • オジロゴジュウカラJapanese
  • オジロゴジュウガラJapanese
  • baltauodegis bukutisLithuanian
  • baltastes dzilnītisLatvian
  • hvithalespettmeisNorwegian Bokmål
  • पहाडी मट्टाNepali
  • WitstaartboomkleverDutch
  • hvitstjertspettmeisNorwegian
  • kowalik himalajskiPolish
  • trepadeira-do-himalaiaPortuguese
  • trepadeira-de-cauda-brancaPortuguese
  • Белохвостый поползеньRussian
  • Гималайский поползеньRussian
  • brhlík bielochvostýSlovak
  • himalayanötväckaSwedish
  • Himalaya SıvacısıTurkish
  • повзик гімалайськийUkrainian
  • Trèo cây HimalayaVietnamese
  • 白尾䴓Chinese
  • 白尾鳾Chinese
  • 白尾Chinese

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Relatives of the white-tailed 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 white-tailed nuthatch?

An adult white-tailed nuthatch weighs 14 g – 15.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the white-tailed nuthatch endangered?

The white-tailed 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-tailed nuthatch?

The white-tailed nuthatch (Sitta himalayensis) belongs to the family Sittidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{white_tailed_nuthatch_2026,
  title = {White-tailed nuthatch (Sitta himalayensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-tailed-nuthatch},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}