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Hume's treecreeper

Certhia manipurensis Hume, 1881

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The hume's treecreeper (Certhia manipurensis) is a species in the family Certhiidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 10 g to 10.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Hume's treecreeper (Certhia manipurensis)
Photo: JJ Harrison ( [email protected] ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the hume's treecreeper

Weight
10 g – 10.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
15.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3 – 3.7src for Young per litter or clutch
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 hume's treecreeper live?

Not recorded

What is the hume's treecreeper?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Hume's treecreeper (Certhia manipurensis) was earlier included within the brown-throated treecreeper 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, 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.

From the Wikipedia article “Hume's treecreeper” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hume%27s_treecreeper&oldid=1379872827), 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 hume's treecreeper endangered?

The hume'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 hume's treecreeper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCerthiidae
  6. genusCerthia
  7. SpeciesCerthia manipurensis Hume, 1881

Synonyms Certhia discolor manipurensis

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Manipur treecreeperEnglish
  • Manipur treecreeperEnglish
  • Бирманска дърволазкаBulgarian
  • Kraperig ManipourBreton
  • raspinell de ManipurCatalan
  • Manipur TræløberDanish
  • BurmabaumläuferGerman
  • ManipurbaumläuferGerman
  • manipura certioEsperanto
  • Agateador de ManipurSpanish
  • kaguporrEstonian
  • دارخزک هیومPersian
  • rusorintakiipijäFinnish
  • Grimpereau du ManipurFrench
  • riđoleđi puzavacCroatian
  • マニプルキバシリJapanese
  • manipurinis liputisLithuanian
  • ManipurboomkruiperDutch
  • kaneltrekryperNorwegian
  • pełzacz płowyPolish
  • trepadeira-birmanesaPortuguese
  • trepadeira-de-manipurPortuguese
  • Манипурская пищухаRussian
  • kôrovník plavýSlovak
  • Hjumov puzićSerbian
  • manipurträdkrypareSwedish
  • นกเปลือกไม้Thai
  • Manipur TırmaşıkkuşuTurkish
  • підкоришник маніпурськийUkrainian
  • 休氏旋木雀Chinese
  • 休梅氏旋木雀Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the hume's treecreeper

Other species in the same genus Certhia.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the hume's treecreeper?

An adult hume's treecreeper weighs 10 g – 10.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the hume's treecreeper endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the hume's treecreeper?

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Hume's treecreeper (Certhia manipurensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/humes-treecreeper

MLA

“Hume's treecreeper (Certhia manipurensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/humes-treecreeper.

BibTeX
@misc{humes_treecreeper_2026,
  title = {Hume's treecreeper (Certhia manipurensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/humes-treecreeper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}