Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Sitta frontalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySittidae (Nuthatches)
- GenusSitta (Nuthatches)
- SpeciesSitta frontalis (Velvet-fronted Nuthatch)
Closest Relatives at Horton Plains National Park
Sri Lanka White-eye
Zosterops ceylonensis
Pied Bushchat
Saxicola caprata
Yellow-eared Bulbul
Pycnonotus penicillatus
Hill Swallow
Hirundo domicola
Dull-blue Flycatcher
Eumyias sordidus
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Cinereous Tit
Parus cinereus
Oriental Pipit
Anthus rufulus
Indian Blackbird
Turdus simillimus
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Sri Lanka Bush-Warbler
Elaphrornis palliseri
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
📅 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 Horton Plains National Park?
About 41% of visitor-days record a Velvet-fronted Nuthatch sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 180 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Velvet-fronted Nuthatch in Horton Plains National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Velvet-fronted Nuthatch in Horton Plains National Park in our monthly data.