Philippine creeper

The Philippine creepers or rhabdornises are small passerine birds. They are endemic to the Philippines. The group contains a single genus Rhabdornis with three species. They do not migrate, other than to make local movements.

There are three species in the single genus Rhabdornis:

Description, systematics and taxonomy

The Philippine creepers are similar in appearance to treecreepers (Certhiidae). They have thin pointed down-curved bills, which they can use to extricate insects from bark, but they have brush-like tongues, which enable them to also feed on nectar. Their behaviour is said to resemble that of tits (to which they are certainly not closely related) more than the treecreepers. Nests are tree crevices.