- Certhia brachydactyla
Identification
12·5 cm (5 in)
- Streaked brownish above
- White below
- Long stiff tail feathers
- Long curved bill
Similar Species
Very similar to Eurasian Treecreeper, best told apart by voice..
Distribution
Europe and North Africa. Breeds in the Channel Islands, Spain and France.
Vagrant to mainland Great Britain
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- C. b. megarhyncha:
- C. b. brachydactyla:
- Continental Europe (east of megarhyncha)
- C. b. mauritanica:
- C. b. dorotheae:
- C. b. harterti:
- Asia Minor and the Caucasus Mountains
Habitat
Parks, gardens, woods - anywhere there are trees.
Behaviour
Breeding
It nests in tree crevices or behind the bark. The clutch consists of up to 6 eggs.
Diet
The diet includes insects and spiders.
Vocalisation
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Short-toed Treecreeper. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Short-toed_Treecreeper
External Links
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