Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Subsectio: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Cladus: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Infraclassis: Aves
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Infraordo: Passerida
Superfamilia: Certhioidea
Familia: Certhiidae
Genus: Salpornis
Species: S. salvadori – S. spilonota
Name
Salpornis G. R. Gray, 1847
References
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Pt.15: 7.
Vernacular names
English: Spotted Creeper
español: Agateador moteado
فارسی: دارخزکهای خالدار
italiano: Rampichino
한국어: 별나무발발이속
latviešu: Raibās mizložņas
кырык мары: Ала вуйжырнервлӓ
Nederlands: Gevlekte boomkruiper
polski: Pełźce
svenska: Fläckkrypare
українська: Гримперія
Salpornis is a genus of bird which is usually included in the family Certhiidae. The genus has in the past been included with the nuthatches in the family Sittidae or placed in a family of its own, the Salpornithidae. Molecular phylogenetic analyses show them to be definitely within the Certhioidea but still leaves some uncertainty about their placement in relation to the genera Sitta, Tichodroma and Certhia. While they appear similar to the treecreepers (Certhia), they do not use their tails to support them while climbing and some molecular evidence shows them to be closer to the nuthatches (Sitta)[1] while another study suggests a closer relation to the wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria.[2] The generic name is derived from the Greek salpinktes for wren and ornis for bird.[3]
Heads and legs of Tichodroma and Salpornis
The tail has twelve feathers and is rounded at the tips. The nostril is exposed and there are no rictal bristles. The tongue ends in five bristles.[4]
The genus has two species with the African species earlier considered as a subspecies. Differences in size, calls and mitochondrial DNA sequences have supported the splitting of the African and Indian populations.[2]
Indian spotted creeper (Salpornis spilonota)
African spotted creeper (Salpornis salvadori) with four subspecies.
References
Johansson, Ulf S.; Fjeldså, Jon; Bowie, Rauri C.K. (2008). "Phylogenetic relationships within Passerida (Aves: Passeriformes): A review and a new molecular phylogeny based on three nuclear intron markers" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 48 (3): 858–876. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.05.029. PMID 18619860.
Tietze, Dieter Thomas; Martens, Jochen (2010). "Intraspecific differentiation in Spotted Creepers, Salpornis spilonotus (Aves:Passeriformes:Certhiidae)" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 60 (2): 163–170.
Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of scientific bird names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 346.
Hellmayr, CE (1911). Wytsman, Philogene (ed.). Genera Avium. Passeres. Fam. Certhiidae. p. 9.
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