Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Sitta frontalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySittidae (Nuthatches)
- GenusSitta (Nuthatches)
- SpeciesSitta frontalis (Velvet-fronted Nuthatch)
Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park
Southern Hill Myna
Gracula indica
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
White-bellied Treepie
Dendrocitta leucogastra
Malabar Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus horsfieldii
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Orange Minivet
Pericrocotus flammeus
Nilgiri Flowerpecker
Dicaeum concolor
Jungle Babbler
Turdoides striata
Indian Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus horsfieldii
Asian Fairy-bluebird
Irena puella
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
📅 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 Periyar National Park?
About 42% of visitor-days record a Velvet-fronted Nuthatch sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 391 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Velvet-fronted Nuthatch in Periyar National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Velvet-fronted Nuthatch in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.