Sichuan treecreeper
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Certhiidae |
| Genus: | Certhia |
| Species: | C. tianquanensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Certhia tianquanensis Li G, 1995
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Certhia familiaris tianquanensis Li, 1995 | |
The Sichuan treecreeper (Certhia tianquanensis) is a rare species of bird in the treecreeper family, Certhiidae.
It was described as
This bird is relatively large with a long tail. Its bill is strikingly short while the throat is whitish and darker underparts. Sichuan treecreeper sings aloud with a rapid and high-pitched trill.
This species is believed to be a
It is known from five sites:
. Within this small area, the species is thought to be patchily distributed because it seems to be confined to old stands of the Faber's fir.The species forages for invertebrates in the upper story of large trees by creeping along branches and trunks.
Intensive logging of primary coniferous forests in the last century, even at high altitudes in the mountains of western China, has seriously reduced the potential range of this species. The Wawu Shan table mountain has steep slopes which are inaccessible to lumberjacks in the absence of extensive road construction, but it is not yet formally protected, and there are plans to open up the regions for tourism by building a cable railway.
The population was estimated at less than 1000 adult individuals, occurring over a range of 19,690 km2. Formerly classified as
Footnotes
References
- BirdLife International (BLI) (2008): [2008 IUCN Redlist status changes]. Retrieved 2008-MAY-23.
- Tietze, Dieter Thomas; Martens, Jochen & Sun, Yue-Hua (2006): Molecular phylogeny of treecreepers (Certhia) detects hidden diversity.
- Misachi, John. “Bird Species Native to China.” WorldAtlas, 31 Oct. 2016, https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-native-birds-of-china.html.