Recorded at Hkakaborazi National Park, Kachin State in North Myanmar. Distribution: resident; upper Sagaing Region, Kachin, Kayar and Shan States. ²

The beautiful nuthatch (Sitta formosa, sometimes called Callisitta formosa) is a bird species in the Sittidae family, collectively known as nuthatches. It is a large nuthatch, measuring 16.5 cm (6.5 in) in length, that is not sexually dimorphic. Its coloration and markings are dramatic, the upper parts being black and azure, streaked with white and pale blue on the head and lined with the same colors on the wing feathers. The underparts are orange, and the eyebrow and.

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1. (c) Thet Zaw Naing, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Thet Zaw Naing
2. Adapted by Thet Zaw Naing from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitta_formosa

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