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Velvet-fronted Nuthatch

Sitta frontalis Swainson, 1820

The Velvet-fronted Nuthatch (Sitta frontalis) is a small passerine bird found in southern Asia from Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka east to south China and Indonesia. It is a member of the nuthatch family Sittidae. Source: Wikipedia




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Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Sittidae
Genus:
  Sitta

Scientific:
  Sitta frontalis

Citation:
  Swainson, 1820

Reference:
  Zool.Ill. 1 pl.2

Protonym:
  Sitta frontalis

Avibase ID:
  7A91853C132E6039

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/7A91853C

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 563020

Geographic range:

  • Sitta frontalis frontalis: India to pen. Thailand to Sumatra, Lingga Arch. and Bangka I.
  • Sitta frontalis saturatior: southern peninsular Thailand through the Thai-Malay Peninsula to Sumatra, and Simeulue Island, off the west coast of Sumatra
  • Sitta frontalis corallipes: Borneo and Maratua Islands
  • Sitta frontalis palawana: S Philippines (Palawan and Balabac)
  • Sitta frontalis velata: Java
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Catalan:
pica-soques bec-roig
Czech:
brhlík červenozobý
Danish:
Fløjlspandet Spætmejse
German:
Samtstirnkleiber
Spanish:
Trepador Piquirrojo
Spanish (Spain):
Trepador Piquirrojo
Finnish:
mustaotsanakkeli
French:
Sittelle veloutée
Croatian:
crvenokljuni brgljez
Hungarian:
bársonyhomlokú csuszka
Italian:
Picchio muratore vellutato
Japanese:
biroudogojuukara
Japanese:
ビロウドゴジュウカラ
Lithuanian:
juodakaktis bukutis
Dutch:
Pluchekapboomklever
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Raudnebbspettmeis
Norwegian:
Rødnebbspettmeis
Polish:
kowalik krasnodzioby
Russian:
Чернолобый поползень
Slovak:
brhlík čiernočelý
Swedish:
rödnäbbad nötväcka
Ukrainian:
Повзик червонодзьобий
Chinese:
绒额䴓
Chinese (Traditional):
絨額鳾

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch ( Sitta frontalis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch ( Sitta frontalis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch ( Sitta frontalis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch ( Sitta frontalis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch ( Sitta frontalis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch ( Sitta frontalis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch ( Sitta frontalis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch ( Sitta frontalis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch ( Sitta frontalis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch ( Sitta frontalis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch ( Sitta frontalis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch ( Sitta frontalis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch ( Sitta frontalis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Sittelle veloutée ( Sitta frontalis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Sittelle veloutée ( Sitta frontalis) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch ( Sitta frontalis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch ( Sitta frontalis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch ( Sitta frontalis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch ( Sitta frontalis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch ( Sitta frontalis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch ( Sitta frontalis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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Oriental Bird Club:
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch ( Sitta frontalis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch ( Sitta frontalis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch ( Sitta frontalis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996):
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch ( Sitta frontalis) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Sitta frontalis [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Sitta frontalis [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Sitta [frontalis or oenochlamys] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Bengali: কালাকপাল বনমালি
Catalan: pica-soques bec-roig
Czech: Brhlík cervenozobý, brhlík červenozobý
Danish: Fløjlspandet Spætmejse
German: Samtstirnkleiber
English: Velvet fronted Nuthatch, Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
English (IOC): Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Spanish: Sita Frente de Terciopleo, Trepador Piquirrojo
Spanish (Spain): Trepador Piquirrojo
Spanish (HBW): Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Estonian: punanokk-puukoristaja
Finnish: Mustaotsanakkeli
French: Sittelle à front noir, Sittelle à front velouté, Sittelle veloutée
Croatian: crvenokljuni brgljez
Hungarian: bársonyhomlokú csuszka
Indonesian: Burung Munguk Beledu, Gelatik munguk, Munguk Beledu
Italian: Picchio muratore frontevellutata, Picchio muratore vellutato
Japanese: aka-hashi gojū-kara, akahashigojuukara, biroudogojuukara
Japanese: アカハシゴジュウカラ, ビロウドゴジュウカラ, ビロードゴジュウカラ
Japanese (Kanji): 赤嘴五十雀
Scientific: Sitta frontalis, Sitta frontalis frontalis
Lithuanian: juodakaktis bukutis
Malayalam: ഗൌളിക്കിളി, ഗൌളിക്കിളി 
Malay: Burung Patuk Baldu, Burung Patuk Dahi Hitam
Nepali: मखमली मट्टा
Dutch: Fluweelvoorhoofdboomklever, Fluweelvoorhoofd-boomklever, Pluchekapboomklever
Norwegian Nynorsk: Raudnebbspettmeis
Norwegian: Rødnebbspettmeis
Polish: kowalik krasnodzioby
Pinyin: róng-é shī
Russian: Чернолобый поползень
Slovak: brhlík čiernočelý, Brhlík zamatovočelý
Swedish: Rödnäbbad nötväcka
Tamil: Velvet Netri Pasaiyeduppan
Thai: นกไต่ไม้หน้าผากกำมะหยี่
Thai (Transliteration): nók tày-máy nâa-pʰàak-kam-má-yìi
Ukrainian: Повзик червонодзьобий
Vietnamese: Chim Trèo cây trán đen, Trèo cây trán đen
Chinese: 絨額_____, 绒额䴓, 绒额鳾
Chinese (Traditional): 絨額鳾

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