African spotted creeper [SEP] parent taxon
African spotted creeper
The African spotted creeper ("Salpornis salvadori") is a small passerine bird, which is a member of the subfamily Salpornithinae of the treecreeper family Certhiidae. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa in open deciduous forest and mango groves. It does not migrate other than local movements.
The African spotted creeper has strongly spotted and barred plumage, clearly different from the treecreepers of the subfamily Certhiinae. It weighs up to 16 grams, twice as much as treecreepers of similar length (up to
the east. Subspecies "erlangeri" described by Neumann in 1907 is restricted to the Ethiopian highlands. Subspecies "xylodromus" described by Clancey in 1975 is found in the Zambezi Escarpment, Mashonaland Plateau and adjoining Mozambique.
In addition to the treecreeper family, there are two other small bird families with 'treecreeper' or 'creeper' in their name – the Australian treecreepers and the Philippine creepers.
External links.
- Spotted creeper - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
- Spotted creeper at