Short-toed Treecreeper

Short-toed Treecreeper is one of a group of four very similar Holarctic treecreepers, including the closely related North American Brown Creepers, and has five subspecies differing in appearance and song. Like other treecreepers, Short-toed is inconspicuously plumaged brown above and whitish below, and has a curved bill and stiff tail feathers. It is a resident in woodlands throughout its range, and nests in tree crevices or behind bark flakes, laying about six eggs. This common, unwary, but inconspicuous species feeds mainly on insects which are picked from the tree trunk as the treecreeper ascends with short hops.

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The Short-toed Treecreeper is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Short-toed Treecreeper, Certhia brachydactyla, is a small passerine bird found in woodlands through much of the warmer regions of Europe and into north Africa. It has a generally more southerly distribution than the other European treecreeper species, the Common Treecreeper, with which it is easily confused where they both occur. Short-toed Treecreeper tends to prefer deciduous trees and lower altitudes than its relative in these overlap areas. Although mainly sedentary, vagrants have occurred outside the breeding range. More

the similar Short-toed Treecreeper, which shares much of its European range, by its different song. The Eurasian Treecreeper has nine or more subspecies which breed in different parts of its range in temperate Eurasia. This species is found in woodlands of all kinds, but where it overlaps with the Short-toed Treecreeper in western Europe it is more likely to be found in coniferous forests or at higher altitudes. More

Short-toed Treecreeper and that the original photo was obscuring most of the features. "I won't dispute the ID of the bird shown on Paul Hackett's two pictures, taken on 28, but I have quite a big concern about the bird photographed at the same location two days later by Mike Malpass. More

the Short-toed Treecreeper is blank! Apparently there was no data about where Short-toed Treecreepers occur because they don’t exist! Of course, in the more recent second edition the treecreeper conspiracy invented a map, but the man behind the curtain was already shown to not be wearing the emperor’s clothes. Or something. More

The Short-toed Treecreeper, (Certhia brachydactyla), is a small bird found mainly in warmer regions of North Africa and Europe. This bird belongs to the largest order of perching songbirds, which includes more than half of all bird species. They encompass a massive range with a huge population estimated at approximately between 4-14 million birds. More

The Short-toed Treecreeper is the only treecreeper which breeds in southern Spain or eastern Turkey. It is a major rarity in Great Britain. It has a generally more southerly distribution than the other European species, the Common Treecreeper whith which it is easily confused, although there is extensive range overlap in western Europe. Where both occur, Short-toed Treecreeper tends to prefer deciduous trees. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Short-toed Treecreeper is classed as Mega: species which have not yet occurred in the British Isles or are exceedingly rare, or are otherwise highly desirable. More

Short-toed Treecreeper, Essex, Bradwell on Sea 7th April 2005 © Andy Cook Short-toed Treecreeper - Short-toed Treecreeper, Essex, Bradwell on Sea 7th April 2005 © Andy Cook Short-toed Treecreeper - Short-toed Treecreeper, Essex, Bradwell on Sea 7th April 2005 © Andy Cook Short-toed Treecreeper - Short-toed Treecreeper, Essex, Bradwell-on-sea 9/4/2005 © Ian Butler Nice clean bird. More

The short-toed treecreeper is a small tree-dwelling bird with a long, slender, downcurved bill. It is speckly brown above and mainly white below and looks very similar to a treecreeper, although its song is different. It breeds in the Channel Islands and France but is a vagrant to the UK. Where to see them It is resident on the Channel Islands and occurs as a very rare vagrant in England. More

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the cognoscenti), Corey implies that the Short-toed Treecreeper was created in a fit of what can only be described as drunken malice. This, I feel, is a misapprehension. As Machiavelli or someone once said, never attribute to malice what can be explained by cultists. As I pointed out in the original post: “I think it’s a bit unfair to call this a hoax. Like the Chase Vault of Barbados, the Short-toed Treecreeper is clearly a Masonic allegory about the pursuit of true wisdom. More

Short-toed Treecreeper Contact calls of a pair Certhia brachydactyla brachydactyla (2:07) Juan Malo de Molina XC37227 01-08-2009, Spain Short-toed Treecreeper call Certhia brachydactyla (2:07) Jarek Matusiak XC41161 29-11-2009, Poland Short-toed Treecreeper call Certhia brachydactyla (0:06) Jarek Matusiak XC41163 29-11-2009, Poland Short-toed Treecreeper call Certhia More

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Order : Passeriformes
Family : Certhiidae
Genus : Certhia
Species : brachydactyla
Authority : Brehm, 1820