Short-toed Treecreeper

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The Short-toed Treecreeper is a small bird that creeps up the trunk of a tree. Because of its brown colour it is sometimes difficult to spot.

Wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certhia_brachydactyla

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http://eol.org/pages/916104/maps

Scientific name:

Certhia brachydactyla

Presence in western Europe:

Common

More information

Size:

Sparrow

Birdtype:

woodpeckers

Main colour:

White,

Light brown

Beak colour:

Brown

Beak shape:

Curved

Eyestripe:

White

Crown colour:

Light brown

Breast colour:

White

Belly colour:

White,

Light brown

Throat colour:

White

Pattern:

Spotted

Rump colour:

Light brown

Upperwing colour:

Light brown

Underwing colour:

Brown

Wing shape:

Rounded

Leg colour:

Buff

Leg shape:

Songbird

Tail colour:

Light brown

Tail shape:

Square long

Looks like

Nuthatch

Read more about Nuthatch

The Nuthatch is able to climb a trunk both up and down. The Treecreeper will always go up. The Nuthatch is greyish blue, the Treecreeper brown.

Treecreeper

Read more about Treecreeper

The Short-toed Treecreeper has a fairly long, downward-curved beak. The Treecreeper has a short beak. The belly of a Short-toed Treecreeper is pale white, the Treecreeper has a bright white belly.