Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Sitta frontalis Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Animal Group:	Bird
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Sittidae

Conservation Status

Statutory Protection in Hong Kong

Listed in Wild Animals Protection Ordinance (Cap. 170)

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Status

Least Concern

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Common resident. Found in Tai Po Kau, Shing Mun Country Park, Aberdeen Country Park, Luk Keng, Sha Lo Tung, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, Kap Lung, Kowloon Hills Catchwater.

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References

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Carey, G.J., Chalmers, M.L., Diskin, D.A., Kennerley, P.R., Leader, P.J., Leven, M.R., Lewthwaite, R.W., Melville, D.S., Turnbull, M., Young, L. 2001. The Avifauna of Hong Kong. Hong Kong Bird Watching Society, Hong Kong.

Philips, K., Lam, C.Y., Viney, C. 1994. Birds of Hong Kong and South China. Government Printer, Hong Kong.

Zheng, G. 2002. A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of the World. Science Press.