CreatureData

Hodgson's treecreeper

Certhia hodgsoni W. E. Brooks, 1871

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The hodgson's treecreeper (Certhia hodgsoni) is a species in the family Certhiidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 9 g to 9.1 g and live up to 7.43 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Hodgson's treecreeper (Certhia hodgsoni)
Photo: Imran Shah from Islamabad, Pakistan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the hodgson's treecreeper

Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
7.43 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
8.17 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
15 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
5.45src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1.5src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the hodgson's treecreeper live?

Not recorded

What is the hodgson's treecreeper?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Hodgson's treecreeper (Certhia hodgsoni) is a small passerine bird from the southern rim of the Himalayas. Its specific distinctness from the common treecreeper (C. familiaris) was recently validated.

From the Wikipedia article “Hodgson's treecreeper” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hodgson%27s_treecreeper&oldid=1335112341), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the hodgson's treecreeper endangered?

The hodgson's treecreeper is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the hodgson's treecreeper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCerthiidae
  6. genusCerthia
  7. SpeciesCerthia hodgsoni W. E. Brooks, 1871

Synonyms Certhia familiaris hodgsoni

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Дърволазка на ХоджсънBulgarian
  • Kraperig HodgsonBreton
  • raspinell de HodgsonCatalan
  • Kashmir TræløberDanish
  • HimalajabaumläuferGerman
  • KaschmirbaumläuferGerman
  • himalaja certioEsperanto
  • Hodgsona certioEsperanto
  • Agateador de HodgsonSpanish
  • mägiporrEstonian
  • دارخزک هاجسونPersian
  • himalajanpuukiipijäFinnish
  • Grimpereau de HodgsonFrench
  • טפס-עצים קצר-אצבעותHebrew
  • planinski puzavacCroatian
  • ホジソンキバシリJapanese
  • Hodžsono liputisLithuanian
  • Hodgsons BoomkruiperDutch
  • rododendrontrekryperNorwegian
  • pełzacz małyPolish
  • trepadeira-de-hodgsonPortuguese
  • trepadeira-de-garganta-brancaPortuguese
  • Кашмирская пищухаRussian
  • kôrovník horskýSlovak
  • Hodžsonov puzićSerbian
  • björkträdkrypareSwedish
  • hodgsonträdkrypareSwedish
  • Hodgson TırmaşıkkuşuTurkish
  • підкоришник високогірнийUkrainian
  • 侯氏旋木雀Chinese
  • 霍氏旋木雀Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the hodgson's treecreeper

Other species in the same genus Certhia.

CompareHodgson's treecreeper vs Eurasian treecreeperHodgson's treecreeper vs Short-toed treecreeperHodgson's treecreeper vs Brown creeperHodgson's treecreeper vs Bar-tailed treecreeper

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the hodgson's treecreeper?

An adult hodgson's treecreeper weighs 9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the hodgson's treecreeper endangered?

The hodgson's treecreeper is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the hodgson's treecreeper live?

The hodgson's treecreeper has a recorded lifespan of 7.43 years.

What kind of animal is the hodgson's treecreeper?

The hodgson's treecreeper (Certhia hodgsoni) belongs to the family Certhiidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

Embed a card for this animal on your own site

Copy this code. The card shows the photo with its credit, key facts and a link back to this page.

Preview the card

APA

CreatureData. (2026). Hodgson's treecreeper (Certhia hodgsoni). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hodgsons-treecreeper

MLA

“Hodgson's treecreeper (Certhia hodgsoni).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hodgsons-treecreeper.

BibTeX
@misc{hodgsons_treecreeper_2026,
  title = {Hodgson's treecreeper (Certhia hodgsoni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hodgsons-treecreeper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}