Wallcreeper
BIRDING ARAGÓNWallcreeper
Tichodroma muraria
ES: Treparriscos
Description
L: 15.5-17cm; W:27-32cm;
Very beautiful bird of grey colour in the upper part; red coverts feathers in flight and grey underparts, or black when the male is in the breeding phase; Thin and long beak. Both sexes are similar except for the “nuptial” phase in which the male has a black chin, throat and upper part of the chest, and the female has a whitish colour. Juveniles are similar to adults.
- Observation difficulty: Hard
- Status: Resident
- Optimal Season: Dec-Jan
- Conservation Status: Protected species
- Hábitat: High mountain
Special interest
Best places to see in Aragón
ROUTES
- Route 1 The Western Valleys Natural Park
- Route 2 Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park
- Route 3 Posets Maladeta Natural Park
- Route 4 Sierra Caballera
- Route 5 Sierra and Canyons of Guara Natural Park
- Route 6 Huesca and surroundings
- Route 7 Monegros and Bajo Cinca counties
- Route 12 Sierra del Moncayo
- Route 13 Hoces del Jalón
- Route 14 Gallocanta Lagoon and surroundings
PROVINCES
Huesca. Zaragoza. Teruel
REGIONS
La Jacetania; Sobrarbe; Ribagorza; Hoya de Huesca; Somontano; Monegros; Bajo Cinca; Tarazona y el Moncayo; Campo de Cariñena y Valdejalón; Campo de Daroca y Jiloca; Comunidad de Calatayud
Special Protected Areas (SPA)
ORDESA Y MONTE PERDIDO; LOS VALLES; POSETS – MALADETA; COLLARADA – IBÓN DE IP; VIÑAMALA; ALTO CINCA; COTIELLA – SIERRA FERRERA; EL TURBÓN Y SIERRA DE SÍS; SALVATIERRA – FOZES DE FAGO Y BINIÉS; SAN JUAN DE LA PEÑA Y PEÑA OROEL; SIERRA DE CANCIÁS – SILVES; SIERRAS DE SANTO DOMINGO Y CABALLERA Y RÍO ONSELLA; SIERRA DE MONGAY; SIERRA DE ALCUBIERRE; SIERRA DE MONCAYO – LOS FAYOS – SIERRA DE ARMAS; MATARRAÑA – AIGUABARREIX; DESFILADEROS DEL RÍO JALÓN; RÍO HUERVA Y LAS PLANAS; DESFILADEROS DEL RÍO MARTÍN; RÍO GUADALOPE – MAESTRAZGO P
