Certhiidae
旋木雀科
xuán-mù-què kē

General

Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Pinyin readings reflect standard Mandarin usage; for some dialect alternative names it may be of little practical use, especially for South China. Many Korean glosses are highly tentative. Comments and corrections welcome.

The treecreepers are known as 旋木雀 xuán-mù-què 'tree-circling-sparrow' in Chinese. 雀 què, of course, does not refer exclusively to sparrows but is used for a broad range of (mainly) passerine birds. 旋木雀 xuán-mù-què is not exactly a household name; many dictionaries do not carry the word at all.

Species names

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CERTHIINAE
SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH		CHINESE			EAST		SOUTH	NORTH
Certhia
Latin	English	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Japanese	Korean	Vietnamese	Mongolian
Certhia familiaris	Eurasian treecreeper Common treecreeper Tree creeper	旋木雀 (旋木雀) xuán-mù-què 'tree-circling-sparrow'			キバシリ (木走) ki-bashiri 'tree runner'	나무발발이 namu-balbari 'tree balbari'		Хөвчийн бялзуумар khövchiŋ byalzuumar 'mountain-range byalzuumar' Former official: Цармын бялзуухай tsarmiŋ byalzuukhai 'mountain hollow finch'
Certhia himalayana	Bar-tailed treecreeper Himalayan tree creeper	高山旋木雀 (高山旋木雀) gāo-shān xuán-mù-què 'high mountain tree-circling-sparrow'			ヒマラヤキバシリ (ヒマラヤ木走) himaraya ki-bashiri 'Himalayan tree runner'
Certhia nipalensis	Rusty-flanked treecreeper Stoliczka's treecreeper Nepal tree creeper	锈红腹旋木雀 (銹紅腹旋木雀) xiù-hóng-fù xuán-mù-què 'rust-red bellied tree-circling-sparrow'			マユキバシリ (眉木走) mayu ki-bashiri 'eyebrowed tree runner' ワキアカキバシリ (脇赤木走) waki-aka ki-bashiri 'red-flanked tree-runner'
Certhia discolor	Brown-throated treecreeper	褐喉旋木雀 (褐喉旋木雀) hè-hóu xuán-mù-què 'brown-throated tree-circling-sparrow'			チャバラキバシリ (茶腹木走) cha-bara ki-bashiri 'brown-bellied tree runner'		Chim Đuôi cứng 'stiff-tailed bird'
Certhia tianquanensis	Sichuan treecreeper	四川旋木雀 (四川旋木雀) sìchuān xuán-mù-què 'Sichuan tree-circling-sparrow'			--

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