Tichodrominae

(旋壁雀亚科 Xuán-bì-què yà-kē カベバシリ亜科 Kabe-bashiri a-ka)

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

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The Tichodrominae (wallcreepers) belong to the Sittidae (Nuthatches and allies), along with the Sittinae (nuthatches).

1. General names

Chinese: Known as 旋壁雀 xuán-bì-què, meaning 'circle-wall-finch/sparrow'. Similar to the name of the treecreeper.

Japanese: Known as カベバシリ kabe-bashiri or 'wall-runner' (written 壁走), analagous to the name of the treecreeper. Not found in Japan.

Vietnamese: Not found in Vietnam.

2. Species names

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Tichodroma muraria
binoculars		 Wallcreeper
Red-winged wall creeper (Cheng)		 红翅旋壁雀
hóng-chì xuán-bì-què
'red-winged wall-circling finch/sparrow'
     カベバシリ
(壁走)
kabe-bashiri
'wall-runner'		      

3. Notes

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