Sitta cinnamoventris
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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 Royal Bardia National Park on a given day, based on 81 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 65th most-seen of the 233 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 a Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch in Royal Bardia National Park on a given day, against about 10% in December, the lowest month. That is one of Royal Bardia National Park's driest months, with about 75 mm of rain against 590 mm in July. August has too few records to rate.
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.
4th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch sightings, Royal Bardia National Park ranks 4th at about 20%. The best odds are in Royal Manas National Park (Bhutan, about 50%), Chitwan National Park (Nepal, about 40%) and Jim Corbett National Park (India, about 20%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Sitta
The closest relatives of the Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch that you can see in Royal Bardia National Park (genus Sitta, Nuthatches) are Indian Nuthatch (about 10%) and Velvet-fronted Nuthatch (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch is recorded against all the birds logged in Royal Bardia National Park (81 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.
