Passeriformes · Tichodromidae
Wallcreeper
Tichodroma muraria (Linnaeus, 1766)
A grey high-mountain bird that climbs rock faces, with a fine bill and crimson wings.
Data
- Length
- 16–17 cm
- Wingspan
- 27–32 cm
- Weight
- 15–20 g
- Global IUCN
- Least concern (LC)
- Protection in Spain
- Special protection
Approximate measurements.
Curiosity
It flicks its wings open and shut as it climbs, like a butterfly on the rock.
Records by month
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4,681 records in Spain
Where it has been recorded
Communities with enough GBIF records: these show observations, not breeding ranges.
AragonCataloniaCastile and LeónCantabriaNavarreAsturiasBasque CountryValencian CommunityCastilla-La ManchaLa Rioja