The Kashmir Nuthatch has blue-gray upperparts and reddish-buff underparts. It feeds on insects and spiders, adding seeds and nuts in winter.
Its crown and upperparts are dull blue-gray, its underparts are rufous-buff, and it has a black mask and a long, heavy bill.
It lives in coniferous, mixed, and deciduous forests. It eats insects and spiders, and also seeds and nuts in winter.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.