Bar-tailed Treecreeper
Certhia himalayana
高山旋木雀
Description
A small, cryptically plumaged bird with a distinctive flecked or striped feather pattern. The plumage combines black, brown, white, and red hues that provide excellent camouflage against tree bark, making this unobtrusive bird challenging to spot in its forest habitat.
Distribution & Habitat
Occurs across the northern Indian subcontinent, with a primary distribution throughout the Himalayan region. Its range extends through Afghanistan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Inhabits boreal and temperate forest environments, showing a preference for mature woodland areas.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Certhiidae
- Genus
- Certhia
- eBird Code
- battre1
Subspecies (4)
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Certhia himalayana himalayana
eastern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, and Himalayas (eastward to central Nepal)
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Certhia himalayana ripponi
southwestern Myanmar (Mount Victoria)
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Certhia himalayana taeniura
central Asia and Afghanistan (north of the Hindu Kush)
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Certhia himalayana yunnanensis
southwestern China and adjacent Myanmar
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.