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| Indian Spotted Creeper Salpornis spilonota rajputanae
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| Photographer : | © Gaurav Bhatnagar |
| Location : | Chak Charanwas Village, NH-8, 40 Km from Jaipur, Rajasthan, India |
| Date : |
11 March 2009 |
| English synonyms: | Spotted Creeper, Spotted Grey Creeper, Spotted Gray Creeper, Spotted Treecreeper, Indian Salpornis, Indian Spotted-Creeper |
| Bird Family : | Salpornithinae - Salpornises (Creepers) |
| Bird Group : | PASSERIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | The bird was calling out amongst a secluded group of Prosopis cineraria trees. As I imitated the call with the whistle, the bird responded and came into view. The bird was taking twigs from a nearby Acacia tree and decorating its nest at the fork of a Prosopis tree. |
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