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Birdsong field guide

Hume's Treecreeper

Certhia manipurensis

A small, cryptically colored passerine that specializes in foraging for insects by climbing tree trunks in a vertical spiral.

What it sounds like

A high-pitched, thin 'tsee' or 'tsip' note, often followed by a rapid, trilling song.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Greg Irving · ThailandCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

Formerly classified as a subspecies of the Brown-throated Treecreeper (Certhia discolor) before being recognized as a distinct species.
Features a specialized, long, decurved bill designed for extracting arthropods from deep within bark crevices.
Unlike many European relatives, it has a noticeably buff-colored throat and breast rather than pure white.
It uses its stiffened rectrices (tail feathers) as a structural prop to support its weight while clinging to vertical surfaces.
Typically forages by starting at the base of a tree and moving upward, then flying down to the bottom of a nearby tree to repeat the process.

Habitat

Subtropical and tropical moist montane forests, particularly those rich in oak and rhododendron.

Range

Northeast India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Bar-tailed TreecreeperCerthia himalayana Brown CreeperCerthia americana Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris Hodgson's TreecreeperCerthia hodgsoni Rusty-flanked TreecreeperCerthia nipalensis Short-toed TreecreeperCerthia brachydactyla Sichuan TreecreeperCerthia tianquanensis Sikkim TreecreeperCerthia discolor

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