Blue Nuthatch (Sitta azurea) [XC135784]
by Marcus Braun from Fraser's Hill, Pahang, Malaysia (call)
Blue Nuthatch (Sitta azurea) [XC871132]
by Okamoto Keita Sin from Fraser's Hill, Pahang, Malaysia (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.