Wallcreeper: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the wallcreeper lives – recorded in 26 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Tichodroma muraria
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	26 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Tichodromidae

Where does the wallcreeper live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the wallcreeper in 26 countries and territories across Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the wallcreeper endangered?

The wallcreeper’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the wallcreeper?

The wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Tichodromidae, genus Tichodroma. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the wallcreeper

The wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria) is a small passerine bird found throughout the high mountains of the Palearctic from southern Europe to central China. It is the only extant member of both the genus Tichodroma and the family Tichodromidae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Wallcreeper (revision 1380092739), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q167230 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).