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Certhia tianquanensis

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Chengdu, Sichuan China

[edit] Identification

12 cm

• Long-tail
• Short-bill
• White chin and throat
• Rest of underparts brown

[edit] Distribution

Asia
Mountains of western China (Sichuan Province)

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Eurasian Treecreeper by some authors^[2]

[edit] Habitat

Bamboo understory.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes invertebrates.

[edit] Vocalisation

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
2. Avibase
3. BirdLife International

• List of references

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