Velvet-fronted Nuthatch

This species is defined as a Review Species . Please submit your records of this species via our record submission page .

Scientific Name: Sitta frontalis

Malay Name: Pepatuk Biasa

Chinese Name: 绒额䴓

Range: From Peninsula India through mainland Asia to Sundaland and west Philippines.

Taxonomy: Polytypic. Subspecies are: frontalis, saturatior, velata, corallipes, palawana.

Size: 12-13.5 cm

Identification: Bright blue upperparts, pale underparts, with black forehead and bright red legs and bill quite unlike any other species in Singapore. Bill colour is paler in juveniles.

Habitat: Healthy Forest

Behaviour/Ecology: Often observed foraging along the barks and branches of trees alone or in pairs, frequently running upside down. Also observed in mixed flocks elsewhere in its range.

Local Status: Very rare visitor

Conservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2016)

Past records in our database:

Showing only accepted records. Note that records currently under review are also not displayed, and the list may not be a full list of records of this species in Singapore. For more details, check the database here.

External Links:

Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page

Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link

Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link

eBird Species page: eBird (Velvet-fronted Nuthatch)

References:

BirdLife International. (2016). Sitta frontalis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22711216A94283983.en. Accessed on 1 January 2023

Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.

RECOMMENDED CITATION

Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). Velvet-fronted Nuthatch. Retrieved on December 7, 2023 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/velvet-fronted-nuthatch.

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