Wildlifeof China
Chinese Nuthatch
Tits, Nuthatches & Treecreepers
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Sitta villosa
China Red List: Near Threatened (NT)
Basic stats
Diet
Mainly insects in summer, with seeds and fruits
Habitat
Nest generally in the hole of a conifer; entrance about 35mm across
Size
11.5cm
The Chinese nuthatch, or snowy-browed nuthatch, is a small nuthatch 11.5cm long. The upperparts are blue-grey and the underparts range from dull buff-grey to cinnamon-orange, with white cheeks. In both sexes a dark grey eyestripe extends in front of and behind the eye, topped by a clear white eyebrow (Wikipedia, general species account).
The nest is generally placed in the hole of a conifer, with an entrance of about 35mm. The song is variable, composed of repetitions of small invariant whistles, and the species feeds mainly on insects in summer, completing its diet with seeds and fruits (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Chinese Nuthatch eat?
- Mainly insects in summer, with seeds and fruits
- What habitat does the Chinese Nuthatch live in?
- Nest generally in the hole of a conifer; entrance about 35mm across
- How big is the Chinese Nuthatch?
- 11.5cm