The wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria) is a small passerine bird found throughout the high mountains of Eurasia from southern Europe to central China. It is the only extant member of both the genus Tichodroma and the family Tichodromidae.
Similar species: Perching Birds
By Thibaud Aronson
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Uploaded Nov 16, 2021. Captured Nov 11, 2021 10:57 in Embalse de Vadiello, 22192, 22192, Huesca, Spain.
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The spot around this reservoir is a know wintering spot for wallcreepers, and we spent a couple hours scanning the tall cliffs that surround it, to no avail.
We were finally heading back to the car, to go try our luck at another spot, walking across the top of the dam, when I spotted it on the cement surface, less than 10 meters from us, actually below eye level!
Watching it for several minutes as it probed cracks and holes, flicking its butterfly wings every couple of seconds, was an absolute treat. Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago
I love how they flutter their wings:
Posted 3 years ago
The wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria) is the only extant member of the family Tichodromidae, which, in ancient Greek, translates to "which runs on the walls". It can found throughout the high mountains of southern Eurasia, but is generally considered rare because it is usually found in low densities.
The wallcreeper is perfectly adapted to climbing! It has powerful legs that allow it to hang from vertical rock faces. Using its long, thin beak, it gleans arthropods from crevices in the rock.
Like a scurrying mouse, it often goes unnoticed when climbing rock faces with its wings closed. But, in flight, it resembles a large butterfly with fluttering wings that reveal a stunning black and red pattern, splattered with contrasting white dots! It is both charismatic and unique! {Spotted in Spain by Thibaud Aronson} #JungleDragon #wallcreeper #Tichodromamuraria
https://www.facebook.com/jungledragonwildlife Posted 3 years ago