Sitta castanea
Silhouette: Alan and Elaine Wilson (Modified) · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
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. Similar to the chestnut-bellied nuthatch but has a smaller bill and a frosty crown that is paler than the mantle. The wing and tail patterns lack contrast and has grey centres to the chestnut undertail coverts. Resident in the Terai and Gangetic plain extending into central India, the Eastern Ghats, Sunderbans and a disjunct population in the Western Ghats. Breeds from February to July. Different in vocalization from the chestnut-bellied nuthatch. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 6 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Nuthatch sighting in Bandhavgarh National Park on a given day, based on 336 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 53rd most-seen of the 241 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Nuthatch in Bandhavgarh National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February–March and November, the lowest months. That is one of Bandhavgarh National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 400 mm in August.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Indian Nuthatch sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
3rd of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Indian Nuthatch sightings, Bandhavgarh National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Kanha National Park (India, about 30%) and Mudumalai National Park (India, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Indian Nuthatch is recorded against all the birds logged in Bandhavgarh National Park (336 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
