Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Sitta frontalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySittidae (Nuthatches)
- GenusSitta (Nuthatches)
- SpeciesSitta frontalis (Velvet-fronted Nuthatch)
Closest Relatives at Doi Inthanon National Park
Chestnut-vented Nuthatch
Sitta nagaensis
Burmese Nuthatch
Sitta neglecta
Black-backed Sibia
Heterophasia melanoleuca
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus
Green-tailed Sunbird
Aethopyga nipalensis
Davison's Leaf-Warbler
Phylloscopus intensior
Rufous-winged Fulvetta
Alcippe castaneceps
Silver-eared Laughingthrush
Trochalopteron melanostigma
Chestnut-tailed Minla
Minla strigula
Yellow-cheeked Tit
Parus spilonotus
Mrs Gould's Sunbird
Aethopyga gouldiae
Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail
Chelidorhynx hypoxantha
📅 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 Doi Inthanon National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Velvet-fronted Nuthatch sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park, based on 449 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Velvet-fronted Nuthatch in Doi Inthanon National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Velvet-fronted Nuthatch in Doi Inthanon National Park in our monthly data.