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Rusty-flanked treecreeper

Certhia nipalensis Blyth, 1845

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The rusty-flanked treecreeper (Certhia nipalensis) is a species in the family Certhiidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 11.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Rusty-flanked treecreeper (Certhia nipalensis)
Photo: Tisha Mukherjee · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the rusty-flanked treecreeper

Weight
11.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
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 rusty-flanked treecreeper live?

Not recorded

What is the rusty-flanked treecreeper?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The rusty-flanked treecreeper (Certhia nipalensis) or the Nepal treecreeper is a species of bird in the family Certhiidae.

It is found in northern India, Nepal, Bhutan and western Yunnan.

Its natural habitats are boreal forests and temperate forests.

From the Wikipedia article “Rusty-flanked treecreeper” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rusty-flanked_treecreeper&oldid=1320944056), 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 rusty-flanked treecreeper endangered?

The rusty-flanked 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.

How is the rusty-flanked treecreeper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCerthiidae
  6. genusCerthia
  7. SpeciesCerthia nipalensis Blyth, 1845

Synonyms Certhia stoliczkae

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Rusty-flanked tree-creeperEnglish
  • Непалска дърволазкаBulgarian
  • Kraperig NepalBreton
  • raspinell del NepalCatalan
  • šoupálek rezavobokýCzech
  • dringwr StoliczkaWelsh
  • Nepal TræløberDanish
  • RostbauchbaumläuferGerman
  • Rostbauch-BaumläuferGerman
  • Rostflanken-BaumläuferGerman
  • Nepala certioEsperanto
  • rufaflanka certioEsperanto
  • Agateador nepalésSpanish
  • Agateador NépalesSpanish
  • ruskeporrEstonian
  • دارخزک پهلوزنگاریPersian
  • rusovatsakiipijäFinnish
  • Grimpereau du NépalFrench
  • cimetastotrbi puzavacCroatian
  • nepáli fakúszHungarian
  • Rampichino fianchiruggineItalian
  • ワキアカキバシリJapanese
  • nepalinis liputisLithuanian
  • rudsānu mizložņaLatvian
  • Nepalese BoomkruiperDutch
  • rusttrekryperNorwegian
  • pełzacz rdzaworzytnyPolish
  • trepadeira-nepalesaPortuguese
  • trepadeira-de-flancos-ruivosPortuguese
  • Непальская пищухаRussian
  • kôrovník hrdzavobokýSlovak
  • Riđoboki puzićSerbian
  • nepalträdkrypareSwedish
  • Nepal TırmaşıkkuşuTurkish
  • підкоришник непальськийUkrainian
  • 红腹旋木雀Chinese
  • 鏽紅腹旋木雀Chinese
  • 锈红腹旋木雀Chinese

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Relatives of the rusty-flanked 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 rusty-flanked treecreeper?

An adult rusty-flanked treecreeper weighs 11.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the rusty-flanked treecreeper endangered?

The rusty-flanked 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 rusty-flanked treecreeper?

The rusty-flanked treecreeper (Certhia nipalensis) belongs to the family Certhiidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{rusty_flanked_treecreeper_2026,
  title = {Rusty-flanked treecreeper (Certhia nipalensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rusty-flanked-treecreeper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}