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A photo of a Wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria), male
Wallcreeper, Male

Wallcreeper

Tichodroma muraria

The wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria) is a small passerine bird found throughout the high mountains of the Palearctic from southern Europe to central China. It is the only extant member of both the genus Tichodroma and the family Tichodromidae. Its plumage is primarily blue-grey, with darker flight and tail feathers. Its most striking plumage feature, though, are its extraordinary crimson wings. Largely hidden when the wings are folded, this bright colouring covers most of the covert feathers, and the basal half of the primaries and secondaries. The subspecies T. m. nepalensis is slightly darker than the nominate race. Though largely silent, both male and female wallcreepers sing, the females generally only while defending feeding territories in the winter. The song is a high-pitched, drawn-out whistle, with notes that alternately rise and fall. During the breeding season, the male sings while perched or climbing.
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A photo of a Wallcreeper photographed in Cheile Bicazului Romania
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M0ntague Velkin
Saturday 26 Aug 2023 - 9:05am
Romania
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Joseph Whiting
Sunday 30 Jul 2023 - 10:43pm
United Kingdom
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Andrew Sheerin
Wednesday 07 Jun 2023 - 9:24am
Romania
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Andrey Ivanov
Wednesday 18 Jan 2023 - 4:28pm
Georgia
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