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Revision as of 23:18, 10 March 2012
- Certhia brachydactyla
Identification
12-13.5 cm
- 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
<flashmp3>Certhia brachydactyla (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- 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 4 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Short-toed_Treecreeper
