Indian Nuthatch
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Indian Nuthatch

Sitta castanea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Nagarhole National Park
120 Verified records at Nagarhole National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Indian nuthatch (Sitta castanea) is a species of bird in the family Sittidae. It is found in Bangladesh, India and Nepal. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. This species has been split by Rasmussen and Anderton (2005) from the chestnut-bellied nuthatch. The Indian nuthatch (including the older prateri of the Eastern Ghats) is found south of the Ganges river. It is the only grey-backed, rufous-bellied nuthatch in the peninsula. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Nuthatch sighting in Nagarhole National Park, based on 120 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nagarhole National Park

Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
LC

Velvet-fronted Nuthatch

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sitta frontalis

10–20% · With luck
Red-whiskered Bulbul
LC

Red-whiskered Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus jocosus

60–70% · Likely
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus paradiseus

50–60% · Likely
Jungle Myna
LC

Jungle Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Acridotheres fuscus

50–60% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

50–60% · Likely
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

50–60% · Likely
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

40–50% · Likely
Jungle Babbler

Jungle Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides striata

40–50% · Likely
Southern Hill Myna
LC

Southern Hill Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gracula indica

40–50% · Likely
Purple-rumped Sunbird
LC

Purple-rumped Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leptocoma zeylonica

40–50% · Likely
White-browed Wagtail
LC

White-browed Wagtail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Motacilla maderaspatensis

30–40% · Possible
Rufous Treepie
LC

Rufous Treepie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocitta vagabunda

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
2 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
3 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
4 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
5 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
6 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
7 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
8 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
9 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indian Nuthatch in Nagarhole National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Nuthatch sighting in Nagarhole National Park, based on 120 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Indian Nuthatch in Nagarhole National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Indian Nuthatch in Nagarhole National Park in our monthly data.

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