Wallcreeper

Description

The wallcreeper is a 15.5–17-centimetre (6.1–6.7 in) long bird,with a mass of 17–19 grams (0.60–0.67 oz).Its plumage is primarily blue-grey,with darker flight and tail feathers.Its most striking plumage feature,though,are its extraordinary crimson wings.Largely hidden when the wings are folded,this bright colouring covers most of the covert feathers,and the basal half of the primaries and secondaries.The subspecies T.m.nepalensis is slightly darker than the nominate race.