Sitta cinnamoventris
Silhouette: Alan and Elaine Wilson (Modified) · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The chestnut-bellied nuthatch (Sitta cinnamoventris) is a species of bird belonging to the family Sittidae. It is found in the Indian subcontinent occurring in the countries of India, Tibet, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal.
It is found in subtropical or tropical forest, that are dry or moist forests, and in montane and lowland forests. This species is very similar to the Burmese nuthatch but it has a heavier bill, the crown and mantle are of the same shade. The wing and tail markings show contrasting markings; silvery-edge to primaries, blackish inner webs to tertials and tail with large white spots in the tail. Rasmussen and Anderton (2005) established the chestnut-bellied nuthatch is different from the Indian nuthatch and the Burmese nuthatch. White on ear coverts does not extend into chin unlike in the Indian nuthatch. Race almorae of Nepal and NW Himalayas has paler underparts; race koelzi of the eastern Himalayas has the female darker than in other races. Resident from Murree Hills to the Uttaranchal foothills extending to the Assam Valley, Arunachal Pradesh into the Lushai Hills. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 2 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch sighting in Jim Corbett National Park on a given day, based on 715 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 37th most-seen of the 368 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.
July and September–January
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch in Jim Corbett National Park on a given day, against about 10% in April and August, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch sightings, Jim Corbett National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Royal Manas National Park (Bhutan, about 50%) and Chitwan National Park (Nepal, about 40%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch is recorded against all the birds logged in Jim Corbett National Park (715 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.
