Short-toed Treecreeper
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Treecreepers

Short-toed Treecreeper

Certhia brachydactyla

LCLeast Concern
Family
Treecreepers (Certhiidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

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. The 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.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.