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African or Indian Spotted Tree-Creeper

Salpornis [spilonota or salvadori] (= Salpornis spilonota) (Franklin, J 1831)




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Sittidae
Genus:
   Salpornis
Scientific:
  Salpornis spilonota

Original description

Citation:
  (Franklin, J 1831)

Reference:
   Proc. Comm. Sci. Corres. Zool. Soc. London 1, no.10 p.121

Protonym:
  Certhia spilonota

Type locality:
  between Calcutta and Benares.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/16559#page/135/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  133CB240F0A7FC01

Avibase ID:
  avibase-133CB240

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/133CB240

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 562805

Geographic range:

  • Salpornis spilonota: west-central India (central and southeastern Rajasthan), eastern Gujarat and southern Haryana eastward to northern Uttar Pradesh and northern Bihar, southward to eastern Maharashtra, northern Andhra Pradesh, and southeastern Madhya Pradesh); also Goa
  • Salpornis spilonota spilonota: India from eastern Gujarat and southern Haryana eastward to northern Uttar Pradesh and northern Bihar, southward to eastern Maharashtra, northern Andhra Pradesh, and southeastern Madhya Pradesh); also Goa
  • Salpornis spilonota rajputanae: west-central India (central and southeastern Rajasthan)
  • Salpornis salvadori: patchy in lowland to montane wooded savanna, miombo woodland, and juniper forest, from western Guinea eastward across the Sahel to Ethiopia, southward through northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Kenya to southern Tanzania, and from central Angola eastward to northern Mozambique, thence southward to eastern Zimbabwe; some seasonal wandering
  • Salpornis salvadori salvadori: far eastern Uganda to western Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, and Malawi
  • Salpornis salvadori emini: Gambia to northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and northwestern Uganda
  • Salpornis salvadori erlangeri: Ethiopia
  • Salpornis salvadori xylodromus: Zimbabwe and adjacent Mozambique
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
African or Indian Spotted Tree-Creeper
French:
Salpornis tacheté ou G. de Salvador

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
African or Indian Spotted Tree-Creeper ( Salpornis [spilonota or salvadori])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
African or Indian Spotted Tree-Creeper ( Salpornis [spilonota or salvadori])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
African or Indian Spotted Tree-Creeper ( Salpornis [spilonota or salvadori])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
African or Indian Spotted Tree-Creeper ( Salpornis [spilonota or salvadori])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
African or Indian Spotted Tree-Creeper ( Salpornis [spilonotus or salvadori])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
African or Indian Spotted Tree-Creeper ( Salpornis [spilonotus or salvadori])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
African or Indian Spotted Tree-Creeper ( Salpornis [spilonota or salvadori])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
African or Indian Spotted Tree-Creeper ( Salpornis [spilonota or salvadori])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
African or Indian Spotted Tree-Creeper ( Salpornis [spilonota or salvadori])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
African or Indian Spotted Tree-Creeper ( Salpornis [spilonota or salvadori])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
African or Indian Spotted Tree-Creeper ( Salpornis [spilonota or salvadori])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
African or Indian Spotted Tree-Creeper ( Salpornis [spilonota or salvadori])
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Spotted Treecreeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Spotted Treecreeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Spotted Treecreeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Spotted Treecreeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Spotted Treecreeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Spotted Treecreeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Spotted Treecreeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Spotted Treecreeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Spotted Treecreeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Spotted Treecreeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Spotted Treecreeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Grimpereau tacheté ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Grimpereau tacheté ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Spotted Grey Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Spotted Grey Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Salpornis spilonotus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Salpornis spilonotus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Salpornis spilonotus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Spotted Tree-Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Spotted Tree-Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Spotted Creeper ( Salpornis spilonotus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Salpornis spilonotus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Salpornis spilonotus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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Afrikaans: Boomkruiper
Catalan: raspinell maculat
Czech: Šoupálek kropenatý
Danish: Plettet Træløber
German: Fleckenbaumläufer, Stammsteiger
English: African or Indian Spotted Tree-Creeper, African Spotted Creeper, Spotted Creeper, Spotted Gray Creeper, Spotted Grey Creeper, Spotted Tree Creeper, Spotted Treecreeper, Spotted Tree-Creeper
Esperanto: Salpornito
Spanish: Agateador Moteado, Trepador de Pintas Grises
Estonian: tähnikporr
Finnish: Helmikiipijä
French: Grimpereau tacheté, Grimpereau tacheté ou G. de Salvador, Salpornis tacheté, Salpornis tacheté ou G. de Salvador
Hungarian: pettyes fakúsz
Italian: Rampichino macchiato, Rampichino maculato
Japanese (romaji): hoshikibashiri
Japanese: ホシキバシリ
Scientific: Certhia spilonota, Salpornis [spilonota or salvadori], Salpornis [spilonotus or salvadori], Salpornis spilonota, Salpornis spilonota spilonota, Salpornis spilonotus, Salpornis spilonotus spilonotus
Lithuanian: Dėmėtasis liputis
Dutch: Gevlekte Boomkruiper
Norwegian: Greinkryper
Polish: pelziec, pełziec
Portuguese: Trepadeira malhada, Trepadeira-malhada
Russian: индийская пятнистая пищуха, Нильская пищуха
Slovak: kôrárka bodkovaná
Swedish: Fläckträdkrypare
Swahili: Tambarazi
Ukrainian: Гримперія
Chinese: 斑旋木雀
Chinese (Traditional): 斑點旋木雀

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