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Wallcreeper

BIRDING ARAGÓN

Wallcreeper

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.

Treparriscos Tichodroma muraria Wallcreeper
  • Observation difficulty: Hard
  • Status: Resident
  • Optimal Season: Dec-Jan
  • Conservation Status: Protected species
  • bitat: High mountain

Special interest

Best places to see in Aragón

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