Yunnan Nuthatch

Sitta yunnanensis

Least Concern

The Yunnan Nuthatch is a tree-climbing nuthatch of China and adjacent East Asian mountains and woodland. It creeps along trunks and branches, often headfirst, prying insects, seeds, and nuts from bark with a strong bill and nesting in cavities that may be narrowed with mud or resin.

Family

Sittidae

Group

Nuthatches

Range

Yunnan Nuthatch Range — Resident or seasonal range in China and adjacent East Asian mountains and woodland

Population

≈ 500K–5M

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