Tichodromidae
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Tichodromidae Wallcreeper
Shawn M. Billerman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
- Year-round
- Breeding
- Non-breeding
Full content is available exclusively to Birds of the World subscribers. Sign in Learn more
Introduction
An enigmatic bird of the rocky alpine regions of Europe and Asia, the Wallcreeper blends into gray rock faces as it forages for invertebrates, until it takes flight, flashing bright red and pink flight feathers.
General Habitat
Diet and Foraging
Breeding
Conservation Status
Systematics History
Conservation Status
| Least Concern |
100%
|
|---|---|
| Near Threatened |
0%
|
| Vulnerable |
0%
|
| Endangered |
0%
|
| Critically Endangered |
0%
|
| Extinct in the Wild |
0%
|
| Extinct |
0%
|
| Not Evaluated |
0%
|
| Data Deficient |
0%
|
| Unknown |
0%
|
Data provided by IUCN (2025) Red List. More information
