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Salpornis
Sign in to saveAlso known as Spotted Creepers, Spotted creeper
Salpornis is a genus of birds which was usually included in the family Certhiidae, but recently elevated to its own family Salpornithidae. The genus has in the past also been included with the nuthatches in the family Sittidae. Molecular phylogenetic analyses show them to be definitely within the Certhioidea but still leaves some uncertainty about their placement in relation to the genera Sitta, Tichodroma and Certhia. While they appear similar to the treecreepers (Certhia), they do not use their tails to support them while climbing and some molecular evidence shows them to be closer to the nu
Species
African Spotted Creeper
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCerthiidae
Salpornis is een geslacht van zangvogels uit de familie van de echte boomkruipers (Certhiidae). Het geslacht telt 2 soorten.
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Certhiidae
- Collections
- NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria
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Salpornis is a genus of birds which was usually included in the family Certhiidae, but recently elevated to its own family Salpornithidae. The genus has in the past also been included with the nuthatches in the family Sittidae. Molecular phylogenetic analyses show them to be definitely within the Certhioidea but still leaves some uncertainty about their placement in relation to the genera Sitta, Tichodroma and Certhia. While they appear similar to the treecreepers (Certhia), they do not use their tails to support them while climbing and some molecular evidence shows them to be closer to the nuthatches (Sitta) while another study suggests a closer relation to the wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria. The generic name is derived from the Greek salpinktes for wren and ornis for bird.
thumb|left|Heads and legs of Tichodroma and Salpornis
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Salpornis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.