TREECREEPER

The treecreepers (Certhiidae) are a family of small passerine birds, consisting of two subfamilies:

★ The 'typical treecreepers' (Certhiinae) are a group of seven species found in Europe and Asia, with one representative, the Brown Creeper, in North America.

★ The 'Spotted Creeper' ''Salpornis spilonotus'' (Salpornithinae), which is found in India and Africa.

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Genera

References

External links

Genera

★ ''Certhia'' - typical treecreepers

★ ''Salpornis'' - Spotted Creeper
There are two other small bird families with ''treecreeper'' or ''creeper'' in their name, which are not closely related:

★ the Australian treecreepers (Climacteridae)

★ the Philippine creepers (Rhabdornithidae)

References

★ Tietze, Dieter Thomas; Martens, Jochen & Sun, Yue-Hua (2006): Molecular phylogeny of treecreepers (''Certhia'') detects hidden diversity. ''Ibis'' '148'(3): 477-488 (HTML abstract)

External links

★ Treecreeper videos on the Internet Bird Collection