Kashmir Nuthatch
Photo: Imran Shah from Islamabad, Pakistan · CC BY-SA 2.0

Nuthatches

Kashmir Nuthatch

Sitta cashmirensis

LCLeast Concern
Family
Nuthatches (Sittidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The Kashmir nuthatch (Sitta cashmirensis) is a species of bird in the family Sittidae. It is found in the northernmost regions of the Indian subcontinent, primarily in the mid-altitudes of the Himalayas. The species ranges across Afghanistan, India, Nepal and Pakistan. The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as common in eastern Afghanistan and north-western India, and fairly common in Nepal (Harrap and Quinn 1996).

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Range and habitat

Mountains of northeastern Afghanistan to northern Pakistan, northwestern India, and northwestern Nepal.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.