Subspecies in India
This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/)
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This species is rare. It inhabits forests of India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos, and China, at 600m-2,400m asl. It is an altitudinal migrant, it descends from higher altitudes (1,500m-2,400m) during the breeding season (BirdLife International 2016).
Conservation Status:
This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/)
According to the IUCN Red List Assessment, the population of this species is declining, with the current population estimate of 2,500-9,999 individuals. The threat to its persistence comes from habitat disturbance due to large-scale timber extraction and overgrazing for domestic livestock. Hunting is also a major threat to this species, leading to low adult survival (BirdLife International 2016).
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Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
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Mizoram | |||||||||||||
Nagaland | |||||||||||||
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Paschimbanga | |||||||||||||
Pondicherry | |||||||||||||
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Sikkim | |||||||||||||
Tamil Nadu | |||||||||||||
Tripura | |||||||||||||
Uttar Pradesh | |||||||||||||
Uttarakhand | |||||||||||||
West Bengal | |||||||||||||
Total | 1 | 1 |
BirdLife International 2016. Sitta formosa . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22711231A94285206. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22711231A94285206.en. Accessed on 12 February 2020.
Page citation
Anonymous 2024. Sitta formosa Blyth, 1843 – Beautiful Nuthatch. In Satose, V., A. Bayani, V. Ramachandran, P. Roy, and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 2.17. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.birdsofindia.org/sitta-formosa, accessed 2024/12/12.