Short-toed Treecreeper

Certhia brachydactyla Brehm, CL, 1820

Short-toed Treecreeper, Certhia brachydactyla, is a passerine of woodlands across the Palearctic, with its breeding range in western Europe and north-west Africa. It is generally found farther south than the Common Treecreeper, and where the two meet it can be difficult to tell them apart. In those shared areas it is linked more closely with deciduous trees and lower ground. It is a resident bird throughout its range, and occasional wanderers have been recorded beyond the breeding area. It was described by Brehm, CL, 1820, and belongs to the Certhiidae.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Certhiidae — Treecreepers

Breeding range

Palearctic: w, also nw Africa