Hume's treecreeper
Hume's treecreeper (Certhia manipurensis) was earlier included within the brown-throated treecreeper complex 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, Northern Thailand, Laos and the Dalat Plateau.[2]
| Hume's treecreeper | |
|---|---|
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| In Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Certhiidae |
| Genus: | Certhia |
| Species: | C. manipurensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Certhia manipurensis Hume, 1881 | |
This form has a rich cinnamon throat and breast with support for their status coming from nd molecular evidence and calls.[3][4]
The name commemorates the British naturalist Allan Octavian Hume who worked in India.[5]
Notes
- BirdLife International (2016). "Certhia manipurensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22734638A95092995. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22734638A95092995.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- "Burmese Tree-Creeper". Avibase. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- 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.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 173–174.
References
- Harrap and Quinn, Tits, Nuthatches and Treecreepers ISBN 0-7136-3964-4
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