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Birdsong field guide

Burmese Nuthatch

Sitta neglecta

A medium-sized nuthatch of Southeast Asian deciduous forests, recognized by its slate-blue upperparts and rich rufous underparts.

What it sounds like

A rapid, chattering series of 'chi-chi-chi-chi' notes and sharp, metallic 'sit' sounds.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Greg Irving · ThailandCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

Formerly treated as a subspecies of the Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch (Sitta castanea) before being elevated to full species status.
Exhibits sexual dimorphism, with males possessing significantly darker chestnut bellies than females.
Features a prominent long, black lateral eye-stripe that contrasts sharply with its white cheeks and throat.
Unlike many other nuthatch species, it shows a preference for dry, open dipterocarp forests rather than dense evergreen canopies.
It frequently joins mixed-species foraging flocks, moving rapidly along trunks and branches to find hidden invertebrates.

Habitat

Dry deciduous forests, open woodlands, and sub-montane pine forests.

Range

Southeast Asia, ranging from Myanmar through Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and southern Vietnam.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Algerian NuthatchSitta ledanti Bahama NuthatchSitta insularis Beautiful NuthatchSitta formosa Blue NuthatchSitta azurea Brown-headed NuthatchSitta pusilla Chestnut-bellied NuthatchSitta cinnamoventris Chestnut-vented NuthatchSitta nagaensis Corsican NuthatchSitta whiteheadi

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