Blue Nuthatch (Sitta azurea)

Other Names (World)
Blue Nuthatch, Azure Nuthatch

Family
Sittidae (Nuthatches)

Size
13.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Lesson, 1830

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B) (NB), Malaysia (B) (NB), Thailand (B) (NB).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (10)...)

Blue Nuthatch (Sitta azurea) [XC96651]
by Mike Nelson from Bukit Fraser, border of Pahang and Selangor, Malaysia (call)

Blue Nuthatch (Sitta azurea) [XC528827]
by Ding Li Yong from Gunung Gede, Java, Indonesia (call)

Subspecies
Relationships within genus unclear. Has been placed in a separate genus, Poecilositta.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

expectata (Hartert, 1914) - Extreme southern Thailand (Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary), Peninsular Malaysia (in hills and mountains south to Selangor and Pahang) and Sumatra (Bukit Barisan range).
nigriventer (Robinson & Kloss, 1919) - Western Java.
azurea Lesson, 1830 - Eastern Java.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Blue Nuthatch (Sitta azurea) - 10 files

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