| 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 | |
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Sitta villosa Verreaux, 1865 |
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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.