The velvet-fronted nuthatch (Sitta frontalis) has the ability, like other nuthatches, to climb down trees and often hangs from trees in an upside down posture. It is an active feeder on insects and spiders. Found in southern Asia from Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh east to south China and Indonesia, it is a resident breeder of all types of woods, although open evergreen forest is the optimal habitat. The male also has a black supercilium – females lack the supercilium and have a warmer underpart colour.
