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Hume's Treecreeper
Certhia manipurensis Hume, 1881
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Hume's treecreeper (Certhia manipurensis) was earlier included within the brown-throated treecreeper complex and identified as a separate species on the basis of their distinctive calls. This species in the treecreeper family is found in Assam, Myanmar, Shan Mountains, Northern Thailand, Laos and the Dalat Plateau.
This form has a rich cinnamon throat and breast with support for their status coming from nd molecular evidence and calls.
The name commemorates the British naturalist Allan Octavian Hume who worked in India.
Wikipedia contributors, Hume's treecreeper; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:14:11.867687+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Certhia manipurensis Hume, 1881
- Name authority
- Hume, 1881
- Common name
- Hume's Treecreeper
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Certhiidae
- Genus
- Certhia
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCerthiidae Leach, 1820
- genusCerthia Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesCerthia manipurensis Hume, 1881
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Certhia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Sikkim TreecreeperCerthia discolor Blyth, 1845 | CerthiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sichuan TreecreeperCerthia tianquanensis G. Li, 1995 | CerthiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris Linnaeus, 1758 | CerthiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rusty-flanked TreecreeperCerthia nipalensis Blyth, 1845 | CerthiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown CreeperCerthia americana Bonaparte, 1838 | CerthiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Short-toed TreecreeperCerthia brachydactyla C. L. Brehm, 1820 | CerthiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Hume, & Allan Octavian. (1881). Certhia manipurensis, Sp. Nov.? Stray Feathers, Vol. 10. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5XMXG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.