Sitta formosa Blyth 1843

Sitta formosa Blyth, 1843 Callisitta formosa Materials Type status: Other material. Occurrence: occurrenceID: C822C806-BBA4-5A84-958B-F4BADA8FBCB8; Taxon: kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Chordata; class: Aves; order: Passeriformes; family: Sittidae; genus: Sitta; Location: country: Vietnam; stateProvince: Nghe An; locality: Ky Son; verbatimElevation: 2,088 m; verbatimLatitude: 19 ° 13.167 ’ N; verbatimLongitude: 104 ° 06.158 ’ E Conservation status Vulnerable Distribution Beautiful Nuthatch has been recorded as a scarce to uncommon resident in West Tonkin and East Tonkin (Robson 2008, Craik and Minh 2018, Hung et al. 2021 b). This is the first confirmed record of the species for North Annam, Central Vietnam. Beautiful Nuthatch was recently listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List 2024. Elsewhere, this species has been recorded as a resident in Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand (IUCN 2024). Diagnosis Size: 16.5 cm. Adult: Large, upperparts black, streaked brilliant blue to white on crown, nape and mantle, broad blue band along scapulars to back and rump, black wings with two narrow white wing-bars, dull rufous-buff underparts with paler throat and head-sides (Fig. 17). Juvenile: Very similar to adult, but white streaks on upperparts may be bluer, whiter and paler underparts, particularly on breast.