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The Giant nuthatch (Sitta magna) is a bird found in Thailand, China and Myanmar (Burma). Found in Thailand, China and Myanmar. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

🏡 Where the Giant nuthatch lives

Found in Thailand, China and Myanmar.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs60%
• 🍎 Fruit40%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

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Recorded by JJSUN (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1079656. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Giant nuthatch

Where does the Giant nuthatch live?

The Giant nuthatch lives in Thailand, China and Myanmar (Burma). Found in Thailand, China and Myanmar.

What does the Giant nuthatch eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 60%), fruit (about 40%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Giant nuthatch endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

More birds from Asia

• Crested argus
• White-throated wren-babbler
• Indian skimmer
• White-browed nuthatch
• White-tipped monarch
• Chinese crested tern

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.