The Yellow-billed Nuthatch has a yellow bill and violet-blue upperparts. It has a scattered, local range in Vietnam, Hainan, and Laos, where it moves through forest while searching for insects.
It has a yellow bill and eye-ring, with violet-blue upperparts. The sexes are similar, but females lack the black stripe behind the eye.
It searches for insects in forest trees, feeding alone or in small groups. It may also join mixed-species flocks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.