Eurasian Treecreeper
Certhia familiaris
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Birds
The Eurasian treecreeper or common treecreeper is a small passerine bird also known in the British Isles, where it is the only living member of its genus, simply as treecreeper. It is similar to other treecreepers, and has a curved bill, patterned brown upperparts, whitish underparts, and long stiff tail feathers which help it creep up tree trunks. It can be most easily distinguished from the similar short-toed treecreeper, which shares much of its European range, by its different song.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Certhiidae
- Genus
- Certhia