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Latest revision as of 18:01, 2 May 2023
- Certhia himalayana
Identification
14 cm (5½ in)
- Dark barring on tail
- White throat
- Whitish or dirty greyish-buff underparts
- Long bill
Distribution
Asia:
Asia: Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, China, Tibet, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Burma
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- C. h. taeniura:
- Central Asia and Afghanistan (north of the Hindu Kush)
- C. h. himalayana:
- Eastern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan and Himalayas (east to central Nepal)
- C. h. yunnanensis:
- C. h. ripponi:
- Western Burma (Mount Victoria)
Habitat
Boreal and temperate forests. Also well wooded areas in winter.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of insects, spiders and small invertebrates.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bar-tailed Treecreeper. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bar-tailed_Treecreeper
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.