scansorial

[ skan-sawr-ee-uh l, -sohr- ]

/ skænˈsɔr i əl, -ˈsoʊr- /

capable of or adapted for climbing, as the feet of certain birds, lizards, etc.

habitually climbing, as a woodpecker.

Origin of scansorial

1800–10; < Latin scānsōri(us) for climbing ( scand(ere) to climb (see scan) + -tōrius -tory¹, with dt > s) + -al¹

They belong to the scansorial order of birds; that is, they have two toes forward and two backward.

Minnie's Pet Parrot |Madeline Leslie
Unlike the toucans, however, it cannot climb trees, and is therefore not of the Scansorial order.

The Cliff Climbers |Captain Mayne Reid
The sub-genus Chlorisses, in reference to Ornithology, is a scansorial type.

Zoological Illustrations, or Original Figures and Descriptions. Volume II, Second Series |William Swainson
The toucan (Ramphastos) belongs to the genus of scansorial birds.

The Western World |W.H.G. Kingston

scansorial

/ (skænˈsɔːrɪəl) /

zoology specialized for, characterized by, or relating to climbing a scansorial bird

C19: from Latin scānsōrius, from scandere to climb