Sitta magna

The giant nuthatch is the longest of the nuthatches at 19.5cm, with a long beak and tail for a nuthatch. The upperparts are bluish-grey, light grey from crown to upper back and darker on the rest of the back, with two very thick black eyebrow lines and light grey underparts. Its altitudinal distribution varies by region, from around 1,000m up to at least 3,350m in China (Wikipedia, general species account).

The calls are powerful and made up of repetitions of simple patterns. The species gleans its food from the trunks and branches of trees, especially pines, and feeds on insects and berries (Wikipedia, general species account).