Certhiinae

(旋木雀亚科 Xuán-mù-què yà-kē キバシリ亜科 Ki-bashiri a-ka Phân họ Đuôi cứng)

(Note: Some CJV Family and subfamily names under Monroe and Sibley are only tentative at this stage)

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Under Sibley-Monroe, the Certhiinae are a subfamily of the Certhiidae. The other East Asian member is the Troglodytinae (wrens).

1. General names

Chinese: The treecreepers are known as 旋木雀 xuán-mù-què 'tree-circling-sparrows' in Chinese. 雀 què, of course, does not refer exclusively to sparrows but is used for a broad range of (mainly) passerine birds. 旋木雀 xuán-mù-què is not exactly a household name; many dictionaries do not carry the word at all.

Japanese: The Japanese name for the treecreepers is キバシリ ki-bashiri 'tree-runners', written 木走 in Chinese characters. Only Certhia familiaris is found in Japan.

Vietnamese: The treecreeper found in Vietnam is the brown-throated treecreeper (Certhia discolor), known as Đuôi cứng 'stiff tail', although this name is not found in most dictionaries.

2. Species names

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Latin English Chinese (Mainland) Chinese (Taiwan) Other Ch Japanese Other J Vietnamese Other V
Certhia familiaris
binoculars		 Eurasian treecreeper
Common treecreeper
Tree creeper (Cheng) 		旋木雀
xuán-mù-què
'tree-circling-finch/sparrow'		     キバシリ
(木走)
ki-bashiri
'tree runner'		      
Certhia himalayana
binoculars		 Bar-tailed treecreeper
Himalayan tree creeper (Cheng) 		高山旋木雀
gāo-shān xuán-mù-què
'high mountain tree-circling-finch/sparrow'		     ヒマラヤキバシリ
(ヒマラヤ木走)
Himaraya ki-bashiri
'Himalayan tree runner' 		     
Certhia nipalensis
binoculars		 Rusty-flanked treecreeper
Stoliczka's treecreeper
Nepal tree creeper (Cheng) 		锈红腹旋木雀
xiù-hóng-fù xuán-mù-què
'rust-red bellied tree-circling-finch/sparrow'		     マユキバシリ
(眉木走)
mayu ki-bashiri
'eye-browed tree runner'
ワキアカキバシリ
(脇赤木走)
waki-aka ki-bashiri
'red-flanked tree-runner' 		     
Certhia discolor
binoculars		 Brown-throated treecreeper
褐喉旋木雀
hè-hóu xuán-mù-què
'brown-throated tree-circling-finch/sparrow'		     チャバラキバシリ
(茶腹木走)
cha-bara ki-bashiri
'brown-bellied tree runner'
   Đuôi cứng
'stiff tail'		  
Certhia tianquanensis
binoculars		 Sichuan treecreeper 四川旋木雀
Sìchuān xuán-mù-què
'Sichuan tree-circling-finch/sparrow'		     --      
Latin English Chinese (Mainland) Chinese (Taiwan) Other Ch Japanese Other J Vietnamese Other V

3. Notes

The distribution of Certhiinae in East Asia can be seen at Tzung-Su Ding's Distribution of the CERTHIIDAE in East Asia.