Chinese nuthatch | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Sittidae |
Genus: | Sitta |
Species: | S. villosa |
Binomial name | |
Sitta villosa Verreaux, 1865 |
The Chinese nuthatch or snowy-browed nuthatch (Sitta villosa) is a species of bird in the Sittidae family. It is found in China, North Korea, and South Korea.
12 cm length. Bluish-grey upperparts and buffy to orange-cinnamon underparts. Bill appears uptitled. Male: Black cap and eyestripe with white supercilium. Cheeks and throat whitish. Female: Grey crown, with narrower supercilium. Duller and browner above and below than male. Habitat: Mature coniferous forests or groves of trees.