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Beautiful Nuthatch Sitta formosa



Family: Sittidae (Nuthatches)

Authority: Blyth, 1843

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This nuthatch has a small, declining, severely fragmented population as a result of loss, degradation and fragmentation of evergreen and semi-evergreen forest. It therefore qualifies as Vulnerable.



Population size: 2500-9999

Population trend: Decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 1,220,000 km2

Country endemic: No

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Indomalayan
Realm - Palearctic
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Sitta formosa. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/beautiful-nuthatch-sitta-formosa on 07/06/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 07/06/2023.