Common Treecreeper
Certhia familiaris
Aves › Passeriformes › Certhiidae › Certhia
Conservation status: least_concern
The Common Treecreeper is a tiny, brown-streaked bird with a long curved bill that spirals up tree trunks searching for insects in the bark, moving in a jerky, mouse-like fashion. Its distinctive features include a white belly, rusty rump patch, and an incredibly thin, downward-curved bill specially adapted for probing into crevices.
How To Identify
It is a small, slender bird with brownish plumage marked by distinct buff streaks on the chest. Its most distinguishing feature is its relatively long tail used for balance while climbing.
Habitat
The Common Treecreeper lives in mature woodland and parkland with large trees.
Behaviour
The Common Treecreeper is a mouse-like bird that presses itself against bark using a thin curved bill.
Native Range
The Eurasian treecreeper is native to the Palearctic region.
Did You Know?
Always spirals upward on tree trunks, then flies to the base of the next tree and starts again.
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