About the Hodgson's Treecreeper
Hodgson's treecreeper is a small passerine bird from the southern rim of the Himalayas. Its specific distinctness from the common treecreeper was recently validated.
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This is a small bird, 12.5 cm (4.9 in) long, of fairly drab appearance. It is brownish with lighter and darker streaks above, and off-white below and on the supercilium. It is browner above than the common treecreeper (C. familiaris), with a contrasting rufous rump. It has a long curved bill and long stiff tail feathers. The song starts with two of the shree calls characteristic for this species and its close relatives. Then follow one or a few warbling calls, and finally (usually) two up- and downslurring notes. Each sound is about 0.3 seconds long, and the whole song takes about 2 to 2.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in April · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Hume's TreecreeperCerthia manipurensisHume's treecreeper was earlier included within the brown-throated treecreeper complex and identified as a separate species on the basis of their distinctive calls.
Rusty-flanked TreecreeperCerthia nipalensisThe rusty-flanked treecreeper or the Nepal treecreeper is a species of bird in the family Certhiidae.
Sikkim TreecreeperCerthia discolorThe Sikkim treecreeper is a species of bird in the treecreeper family.
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