Indian Nuthatch
Sitta castanea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySittidae (Nuthatches)
- GenusSitta (Nuthatches)
- SpeciesSitta castanea (Indian Nuthatch)
Closest Relatives at Royal Bardia National Park
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch
Sitta cinnamoventris
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Sitta frontalis
Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus
Rufous Treepie
Dendrocitta vagabunda
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
White-bellied Drongo
Dicrurus caerulescens
Pied Bushchat
Saxicola caprata
Cinereous Tit
Parus cinereus
Long-tailed Shrike
Lanius schach
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 4 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Indian Nuthatch in Royal Bardia National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Indian Nuthatch sighting in Royal Bardia National Park, based on 40 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Indian Nuthatch in Royal Bardia National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Indian Nuthatch in Royal Bardia National Park in our monthly data.