- Hume's Treecreeper
-
Hume's Treecreeper Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Certhiidae Genus: Certhia Species: C. manipurensis Binomial name Certhia manipurensis
Hume, 1881The Hume's Tree-creeper was earlier included within the Certhia discolor species and identified as a separate species on the basis of their distinctive calls. This species in the treecreeper family is found in Assam, Myanmar, Shan Mountains, Laos and the Dalat Plateau.
This form has a rich cinnamon throat and breast with support for their status coming from nd molecular evidence and calls.[1][2]
Notes
- ^ Tietze, Dieter Thomas; Martens, Jochen & Sun, Yue-Hua (2006): Molecular phylogeny of treecreepers (Certhia) detects hidden diversity. Ibis 148(3): 477-488 doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.2006.00547.x (HTML abstract)
- ^ Tietze, Dieter Thomas; Jochen Martens, Yue-Hua Sun, Martin Paeckert (2008). "Evolutionary history of treecreeper vocalisations(Aves: Certhia)". Organisms, Diversity & Evolution 8: 305–324. doi:10.1016/j.ode.2008.05.001.
References
- BirdLife International 2009. Certhia manipurensis. 2011 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 August 2007.
- Harrap and Quinn, Tits, Nuthatches and Treecreepers ISBN 0-7136-3964-4
Categories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Certhia
- Birds of Asia
- Birds of China
- Birds of India
- Birds of Laos
- Birds of Burma
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.