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Yunnan nuthatch

Sitta yunnanensis Ogilvie-Grant, 1900

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The yunnan nuthatch (Sitta yunnanensis) is a species in the family Sittidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 9.87 g to 11.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Yunnan nuthatch (Sitta yunnanensis)
Photo: L. Shyamal · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the yunnan nuthatch

Weight
9.87 g – 11.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
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 yunnan nuthatch live?

Not recorded

What is the yunnan nuthatch?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Yunnan nuthatch (Sitta yunnanensis) is a bird species in the nuthatch family Sittidae. It was first described by William Robert Ogilvie-Grant in 1900 based on a male holotype. It is a small nuthatch, measuring 12 centimetres (4.7 in) in length on average and weighs between 7.5 and 13 grams (0.26 and 0.46 oz). The grey-blue upperparts contrast with the light, smooth, buffy lowerparts. It has a fine white eyebrow above a black eyestripe, which is distinct when the plumage is fresh, and exhibits a small degree of sexual dimorphism. A noisy bird, it produces simple, nasal sounds, sometimes in repetitive series.

Its ecology is not well known, but it feeds on insects that it finds on pine branches. It can be found in the prefectures of Yunnan, Sichuan, and Guizhou in Southwest China, where it prefers sparsely forested pine forests and avoids dense spruce and fir forests. It is generally rare but can be locally common. It has a small range of 170,000 square kilometres (66,000 sq mi). A 2009 study predicted that its population could decrease by 43.6–47.7% between 2040 and 2069.

From the Wikipedia article “Yunnan nuthatch” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yunnan_nuthatch&oldid=1322460658), 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 yunnan nuthatch endangered?

The yunnan 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 yunnan nuthatch classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familySittidae
  6. genusSitta
  7. SpeciesSitta yunnanensis Ogilvie-Grant, 1900
Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Black-masked nuthatchEnglish
  • Black-masked nuthatchEnglish
  • Юннанска зидаркаBulgarian
  • pica-soques de YunnanCatalan
  • brhlík jünanskýCzech
  • delor cnau YunnanWelsh
  • Yunnan SpætmejseDanish
  • YunnankleiberGerman
  • Yünnan-KleiberGerman
  • YünnankleiberGerman
  • junana sitoEsperanto
  • Trepador de YunánSpanish
  • Trepador de YunnanSpanish
  • yunnani puukoristajaEstonian
  • yunnaninnakkeliFinnish
  • Sittelle du YunnanFrench
  • junanski brgljezCroatian
  • jünnani csuszkaHungarian
  • Picchio muratore dello YunnanItalian
  • ウンナンゴジュウカラJapanese
  • junaninis bukutisLithuanian
  • Juņnaņas dzilnītisLatvian
  • YunnanboomkleverDutch
  • yunnanspettmeisNorwegian
  • kowalik skromnyPolish
  • trepadeira-do-IunãPortuguese
  • trepadeira-do-iunãoPortuguese
  • Юннаньский поползеньRussian
  • Юньнаньский поползеньRussian
  • brhlík borovicovýSlovak
  • yunnannötväckaSwedish
  • Yünnan SıvacısıTurkish
  • повзик юнанськийUkrainian
  • 滇䴓Chinese
  • 滇鳾Chinese
  • 滇Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the yunnan 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 yunnan nuthatch?

An adult yunnan nuthatch weighs 9.87 g – 11.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the yunnan nuthatch endangered?

The yunnan 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 yunnan nuthatch?

The yunnan nuthatch (Sitta yunnanensis) belongs to the family Sittidae in the order Passeriformes.

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CreatureData. (2026). Yunnan nuthatch (Sitta yunnanensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/yunnan-nuthatch

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BibTeX
@misc{yunnan_nuthatch_2026,
  title = {Yunnan nuthatch (Sitta yunnanensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/yunnan-nuthatch},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}