Hume’s Treecreeper
Found in India, Burma, Thailand
and Viet Nam.
Certhia manipurensis
(L 5.9" )
Doi Inthanon National Park
21Mar2016
Certhia in Greek is a
treecreeper.
Elusive birds them one don’t often see
Treecreepers build their cup shaped nest of
bark behind loose bark of tree
From predators concealed and hidden away
And pinkish spotted eggs the female lay.
(Francis Duggan)
Allan Octavian Hume