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Yellow-billed nuthatch

Sitta solangiae (Delacour & Jabouille, 1930)

NTNear Threatenedsongbirds

The yellow-billed nuthatch (Sitta solangiae) is a species in the family Sittidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 15 g to 15.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Yellow-billed nuthatch (Sitta solangiae)
Photo: L. Shyamal · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the yellow-billed nuthatch

Weight
15 g – 15.5 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
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the yellow-billed nuthatch live?

Not recorded

What is the yellow-billed nuthatch?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The yellow-billed nuthatch (Sitta solangiae) is a species of bird in the family Sittidae. It is found in Hainan, Laos, and Vietnam.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

From the Wikipedia article “Yellow-billed nuthatch” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yellow-billed_nuthatch&oldid=1340948219), 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 yellow-billed nuthatch endangered?

The yellow-billed nuthatch is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  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 Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the yellow-billed nuthatch classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familySittidae
  6. genusSitta
  7. SpeciesSitta solangiae (Delacour & Jabouille, 1930)

Synonyms Calositta solangiae

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Жълтоклюна зидаркаBulgarian
  • pica-soques becgrocCatalan
  • brhlík žlutozobýCzech
  • delor cnau pigfelynWelsh
  • Gulnæbbet SpætmejseDanish
  • GelbschnabelkleiberGerman
  • flavbeka sitoEsperanto
  • Trepador piquigualdoSpanish
  • Trepador Pico AmarilloSpanish
  • vietnami puukoristajaEstonian
  • کمرکولی نوکزردPersian
  • vietnaminnakkeliFinnish
  • Sittelle à bec jauneFrench
  • žutokljuni brgljezCroatian
  • sárgacsőrű csuszkaHungarian
  • Picchio muratore beccogialloItalian
  • キバシゴジュウカラJapanese
  • geltonsnapis bukutisLithuanian
  • GeelsnavelboomkleverDutch
  • vietnamspettmeisNorwegian
  • kowalik żółtodziobyPolish
  • trepadeira-de-bico-amareloPortuguese
  • Желтоклювый поползеньRussian
  • brhlík žltozobýSlovak
  • gulnäbbad nötväckaSwedish
  • Sarı Gagalı SıvacıTurkish
  • повзик жовтодзьобийUkrainian
  • Trèo cây mỏ vàngVietnamese
  • 淡紫䴓Chinese
  • 淡紫鳾Chinese
  • 淡紫Chinese

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Relatives of the yellow-billed 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 yellow-billed nuthatch?

An adult yellow-billed nuthatch weighs 15 g – 15.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the yellow-billed nuthatch endangered?

The yellow-billed nuthatch is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the yellow-billed nuthatch?

The yellow-billed nuthatch (Sitta solangiae) belongs to the family Sittidae in the order Passeriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{yellow_billed_nuthatch_2026,
  title = {Yellow-billed nuthatch (Sitta solangiae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-billed-nuthatch},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}