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Chinese nuthatch

Chinese nuthatch
Sitta villosa1.jpg
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.



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