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Bar-tailed Treecreeper
Certhia himalayana
Bar-tailed Treecreeper (Certhia himalayana) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Europe & Northern Asia.
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The Bar-tailed Treecreeper (Certhia himalayana) is a member of the Certhiidae family found in Europe & Northern Asia. Adults weigh 8.8 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Certhiidae Treecreepers
- Genus Certhia
- Species himalayana
Quick facts
- Weight
- 8.8 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Certhiidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Bar-tailed Treecreeper is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Bar-tailed Treecreeper is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Bar-tailed Treecreeper (Certhia himalayana) belongs to the Certhiidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Europe & Northern Asia. Its distribution covers PAL Himalayas.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 8.8 g, with a wing length of about 6.9 cm and a tail of around 6.8 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 691,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Bar-tailed Treecreeper?
The Bar-tailed Treecreeper is a very small bird that weighs around 8.8 g.
Where does the Bar-tailed Treecreeper live?
The Bar-tailed Treecreeper is found across Europe & Northern Asia with a range covering PAL Himalayas, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Bar-tailed Treecreeper belong to?
The Bar-tailed Treecreeper (Certhia himalayana) belongs to the Certhiidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Bar-tailed Treecreeper eat?
The Bar-tailed Treecreeper is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Bar-tailed Treecreeper migrate?
The Bar-tailed Treecreeper is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Bar-tailed Treecreeper endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Bar-tailed Treecreeper make?
1 real field recording of the Bar-tailed Treecreeper — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Bar-tailed Treecreeper's range?
The Bar-tailed Treecreeper has a mapped global range of about 691,000 km².
Conservation
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