| Tichodroma Temporal range:Late Miocene - Recent | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Superfamily: | Certhioidea |
| Family: | Tichodromidae Swainson, 1827 |
| Genus: | Tichodroma Illiger, 1811 |
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Tichodroma is the only known genus in the familyTichodromidae. Initially,Linnaeus placedTichodroma in the family Certhiidae, along with thetreecreepers,[1] while other authorities have placed it the nuthatch familySittidae, as its own subfamily. A 2016 phylogenetic study of members in the superfamily Certhioidea suggests it is a sister of the Sittidae.[2]
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| Relationships among families in the superfamily Certhioidea.[3][4] |
Thewallcreeper(Tichodroma muraria) is the only extant species, but the extinctTichodroma capeki is known from theLate Miocene of Polgardi,Hungary.[5]
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