Velvet-fronted nuthatch

Spotted in Silent Valley National Park.It is a resident breeder of all types of woods, although open evergreen forest is the optimal habitat.

It has the ability, like other nuthatches, to climb down trees, unlike species such as woodpeckers which can only go upwards. It is an active feeder on insects and spiders, and may be found in mixed feeding flocks with other passerines.

This is a noisy bird, often located by its repeated “sit-sit-sit” call.