Burmese Nuthatch

Sitta neglecta

缅甸䴓

IUCN: Least Concern Found in China

Introduction

A bird species in the nuthatch family Sittidae. Found across Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Inhabits subtropical or tropical dry forests, moist lowland forests, and moist montane forests. This species was taxonomically distinguished as separate from the chestnut-bellied nuthatch by Rasmussen and Anderton in 2005.

Distribution & Habitat

Occurs in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Inhabits subtropical and tropical dry forests, moist lowland forests, and moist montane forests throughout its range.

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Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Sittidae
Genus
Sitta
eBird Code
chbnut4

Distribution

Myanmar to southeastern Yunnan, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and southern Vietnam

Data Sources

Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.