Treecreepers (Certhiidae)

Manipur Treecreeper (Certhia manipurensis) - HBW 13, p. 186

French: Grimpereau du Manipur German: Manipurbaumläufer Spanish: Agateador de Manipur
Other common names: Brown-throated Treecreeper (when treated as conspecific with C. discolor)

Taxonomy: Certhia manipurensis Hume, 1881, Manipur, India.
Formerly treated as conspecific with C. discolor, but now separated on basis of vocal and genetic evidence. Birds from NE India (Nagaland, W Manipur) sometimes placed with present species, but plumage details indicate clear affiliation with C. discolor. Birds from SW Myanmar (Arakan Yomas) tentatively included in nominate race, but racial identity requires examination. Four subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

manipurensis Hume, 1881 - NE India (S Manipur, E Mizoram) and W Myanmar (Chin Hills, Arakan Yomas).
shanensis Stuart Baker, 1930 - NE & E Myanmar (S to the Karenni), S China (Yunnan from Gaoligong Shan S to Tengchong), NW Thailand and NW Vietnam (Fansipan massif, in W Tonkin).
laotiana Delacour, 1951 - Tranninh Plateau (around Xieng Khouang), in NC Laos.
meridionalis Robinson & Kloss, 1919 - Da Lat Plateau, in S Vietnam.