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Certhia tianquanensis
Photo by china guy
Chengdu, Sichuan China

Identification

12 cm

  • Long-tail
  • Short-bill
  • White chin and throat
  • Rest of underparts brown

Distribution

Asia
Mountains of western China (Sichuan Province)

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Eurasian Treecreeper by some authors[2]

Habitat

Bamboo understory.

Behaviour

The diet includes invertebrates.

Vocalisation

Recording by china guy, Sichuan, June 2011

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
  2. Avibase
  3. BirdLife International

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