Yellow-billed Nuthatch
Sitta solangiae
Yellow-billed Nuthatch (Sitta solangiae) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
The Yellow-billed Nuthatch (Sitta solangiae) is a member of the Sittidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 15 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Sittidae Nuthatches
- Genus Sitta
- Species solangiae
Quick facts
- Weight
- 15 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Sittidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-billed Nuthatch is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Yellow-billed Nuthatch is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-billed Nuthatch (Sitta solangiae) is a member of the Sittidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Vietnam, Laos and se China.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 15 g, with a wing length of about 7.8 cm and a tail of around 4 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 25,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-billed Nuthatch?
The Yellow-billed Nuthatch is a very small bird that weighs around 15 g.
Where does the Yellow-billed Nuthatch live?
The Yellow-billed Nuthatch is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Vietnam, Laos and se China, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-billed Nuthatch belong to?
The Yellow-billed Nuthatch (Sitta solangiae) belongs to the Sittidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-billed Nuthatch eat?
The Yellow-billed Nuthatch is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Yellow-billed Nuthatch migrate?
The Yellow-billed Nuthatch is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-billed Nuthatch endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Yellow-billed Nuthatch make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-billed Nuthatch — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Yellow-billed Nuthatch's range?
The Yellow-billed Nuthatch has a mapped global range of about 25,000 km².
Conservation
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