Naing T. Z. 2003. Ecology of the White-browed Nuthatch Sitta victoriae in Natmataung National Park, Myanmar, with notes on other significant species. Forktail 19 : 57-62.
Abstract:
Surveys were carried out in temperate pine and oak forest at 2,450–3,054 m in Natmataung National Park, Myanmar during November 2001–July 2002. A total of 197 species were recorded in or around the park, including the Endangered White-browed Nuthatch Sitta victoriae, three Vulnerable species (Mrs Hume’s Pheasant Syrmaticus humiae, Blyth’s Tragopan Tragopan blythii, Grey-sided Thrush Turdus feae), six Near Threatened species and four species recorded for the first time in West Myanmar. The first detailed observations on the ecology, foraging and breeding behaviour of the White-browed Nuthatch were carried out, and three nests were found. Whitebrowed Nuthatches were usually seen alone (66.3% of observations), and mainly in Quercus semecarpifolia trees (50%). Gleaning insects from mosses, lichens and epiphytes was the commonest foraging technique (87.6% of observations).
