Indian Nuthatch
Indian NuthatchIndian NuthatchIndian NuthatchIndian Nuthatch

Indian Nuthatch

Sitta castanea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Mudumalai National Park
207 Verified records at Mudumalai National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Indian nuthatch (Sitta castanea) is a species of bird in the family Sittidae. It is found in Bangladesh, India and Nepal. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. This species has been split by Rasmussen and Anderton (2005) from the chestnut-bellied nuthatch. The Indian nuthatch (including the older prateri of the Eastern Ghats) is found south of the Ganges river. It is the only grey-backed, rufous-bellied nuthatch in the peninsula. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Nuthatch sighting in Mudumalai National Park, based on 207 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Mudumalai National Park

Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
LC

Velvet-fronted Nuthatch

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sitta frontalis

10–20% · With luck
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

60–70% · Likely
Brahminy Starling
LC

Brahminy Starling

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sturnia pagodarum

60–70% · Likely
Red-whiskered Bulbul
LC

Red-whiskered Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus jocosus

60–70% · Likely
Long-tailed Shrike
LC

Long-tailed Shrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lanius schach

50–60% · Likely
Jungle Myna
LC

Jungle Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Acridotheres fuscus

50–60% · Likely
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cyornis tickelliae

40–50% · Likely
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
LC

Eastern Red-rumped Swallow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cecropis daurica

40–50% · Likely
Small Minivet
LC

Small Minivet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

40–50% · Likely
Common Iora
LC

Common Iora

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aegithina tiphia

40–50% · Likely
Purple Sunbird
LC

Purple Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cinnyris asiaticus

40–50% · Likely
White-browed Wagtail
LC

White-browed Wagtail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Motacilla maderaspatensis

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
2 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
3 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
4 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
5 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
6 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
7 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
8 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
9 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indian Nuthatch in Mudumalai National Park?

About 32% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Nuthatch sighting in Mudumalai National Park, based on 207 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Indian Nuthatch in Mudumalai National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Indian Nuthatch in Mudumalai National Park in our monthly data.

← Back to Mudumalai National Park