White-tailed nuthatch

White-tailed nuthatch
In West Sikkim, India
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sittidae
Genus: Sitta
Species:
S. himalayensis
Binomial name
Sitta himalayensis
Jardine & Selby, 1835

The white-tailed nuthatch (Sitta himalayensis) is a species of bird in the family Sittidae. It ranges across the northern and northeastern parts of the Indian Subcontinent, existing mainly in the low-to-middle Himalayas, as well as associated mountain ranges. It is found in Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet and Thailand.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Sitta himalayensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22711164A94281551. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22711164A94281551.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.