Wildlifeof Bhutan
Hodgson's Treecreeper
Tits, Nuthatches & Treecreepers
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Certhia hodgsoni
Basic stats
Diet
Arthropod prey
Habitat
Nests in tree crevices; in Bhutan, moist Bhutan fir forests at roughly 3,000–4,000m
Range
Southern rim of the Himalayas: Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan
Clutch size
4–6 reddish-brown blotched pinkish-white eggs
Size
12.5cm
Hodgson's treecreeper is a small passerine from the southern rim of the Himalayas, 12.5cm long and fairly drab. It is brownish with lighter and darker streaks above and off-white below and on the supercilium, browner than the common treecreeper with a contrasting rufous rump. It has a long curved bill and stiff tail feathers that let it creep up vertical trunks in search of arthropod prey (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan, and in Bhutan the subspecies C. h. mandellii is not uncommon all year round in moist Bhutan fir forests at about 3,000 to 4,000m. The song starts with two 'shree' calls, followed by warbling notes and usually two up- and downslurring notes, lasting 2 to 2.5 seconds. It nests in tree crevices, typically with four to six eggs.
Quick answers
- What does the Hodgson's Treecreeper eat?
- Arthropod prey
- What habitat does the Hodgson's Treecreeper live in?
- Nests in tree crevices; in Bhutan, moist Bhutan fir forests at roughly 3,000–4,000m
- Where is the Hodgson's Treecreeper found?
- Southern rim of the Himalayas: Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan
- How many eggs does the Hodgson's Treecreeper lay?
- 4–6 reddish-brown blotched pinkish-white eggs
- How big is the Hodgson's Treecreeper?
- 12.5cm