Bar-tailed Treecreeper

Certhia himalayana

Least Concern

The Bar-tailed Treecreeper is a treecreeper of the Himalayas, China, and adjacent South and Southeast Asian mountain forests. It spirals up trunks and branches with strong claws and a stiff tail, probing bark crevices for tiny insects, larvae, and spiders before flying to the base of another tree.

Family

Certhiidae

Group

Treecreepers

Range

Bar-tailed Treecreeper Range — Resident or seasonal range in the Himalayas, China, and adjacent South and Southeast Asian mountain forests

Population

≈ 2M–20M

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