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Armenian Name: | Կարմրաթև մագլցող |
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Species Status: | Threatened Species - Species of Special Concern |
See Plate 53 for Wallcreeper and other similar species
Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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Abundance: | Rare |
Length: | 16.5 cm, Wing Span:27-32 cm |
Distribution Map: | Map 304. |
Description: | Agile dark rock climber with long decurved bill, and broad rounded wings with large red patches; white spots on outerwing visible in flight. |
Adult (Breeding): | Male has black chin, throat, and breast. Female has off-white chin and throat. Whitish breast sometimes shows dark central patch. |
Adult (Non-breeding): | Both sexes similar to breeding female. |
Behavior: | Hops up and along cliffs searching for food; repeatedly flicks wings half-open to the side. Flight slow with deep irregular wing beats. |
Habitat: | Mountain cliffs; more widespread in winter, descending to river gorges. |
Food: | Small invertebrates. |
Nest: | Cup of moss, lichens, and grass in rock crevice. |
Eggs: | 21 mm, 4-5, white, red blotches. |