Hume's treecreeper (''Certhia manipurensis'') was earlier included within the
brown-throated treecreeper Brown-throated treecreeper can refer to two species of ''Certhia'':
*Sikkim treecreeper, ''Certhia discolor''
*Hume's treecreeper
Hume's treecreeper (''Certhia manipurensis'') was earlier included within the brown-throated treecreeper complex an ...
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
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
, Shan Mountains, Northern Thailand, Laos and the Dalat Plateau.
This form has a rich cinnamon throat and breast with support for their status coming from nd molecular evidence and calls.
The name commemorates the British naturalist
Allan Octavian Hume who worked in
India.
Notes
References
*Harrap and Quinn, ''Tits, Nuthatches and Treecreepers''
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Hume's treecreeper
Indomalayan realm fauna
Birds of Northeast India
Birds of Laos
Birds of Myanmar
Birds of Yunnan
Hume's treecreeper
Birds of Thailand