Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Sitta frontalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySittidae (Nuthatches)
- GenusSitta (Nuthatches)
- SpeciesSitta frontalis (Velvet-fronted Nuthatch)
Closest Relatives at Bandhavgarh National Park
Indian Nuthatch
Sitta castanea
Jungle Babbler
Turdoides striata
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
Rufous Treepie
Dendrocitta vagabunda
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus
Purple Sunbird
Cinnyris asiaticus
Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius
Indian Robin
Saxicoloides fulicatus
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis tickelliae
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Velvet-fronted Nuthatch in Bandhavgarh National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Velvet-fronted Nuthatch sighting in Bandhavgarh National Park, based on 28 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Velvet-fronted Nuthatch in Bandhavgarh National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Velvet-fronted Nuthatch in Bandhavgarh National Park in our monthly data.