Nuthatches
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Sittidae
Nuthatches are small woodland birds. They have the unusual ability to climb down trees head first, unlike other birds which can only go upwards. Nuthatches have big heads, short tails and powerful bills and feet. There are 24 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in Pakistan.
- Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta castanea
- Kashmir Nuthatch Sitta cashmirensis
- White-cheeked Nuthatch Sitta leucopsis
- Persian Nuthatch (Eastern rock nuthatch) Sitta tephronota
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Pakistan