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Short-toed Treecreeper

Certhia brachydactyla

The Short-toed Treecreeper is a small bird that loves to climb trees. It has a special curved beak that helps it find tasty insects hiding in the bark.

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

The Short-toed Treecreeper has brown upperparts beautifully streaked with buff and white, resembling tree bark. Its underside is a duller, 'dirty' white, and it features a prominent white eyebrow stripe. It also possesses a long, slender, downcurved bill.

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Short-toed Treecreeper

Categoría

Aves

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Snaps

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Datos interesantes

Its high-pitched song can sound like a whispering, musical trill!

They often sleep huddled together in tree crevices to keep warm.

This bird nests inside tree holes, sometimes using spider silk to line it!

This tiny bird uses its stiff tail like a third leg for climbing trees!

Habilidades especiales

Short-toed Treecreeper can spiral gracefully up tree trunks because of its unique foot structure and stiff tail feathers that help them cling and prop.

Short-toed Treecreeper has a long, downcurved bill that helps them probe deep into bark crevices to extract hidden insects and spiders.

Short-toed Treecreeper has streaky brown plumage that helps them blend perfectly with tree bark, making them incredibly hard to spot.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 12-13.5 cm
Envergadura: 17-21 cm
Peso: 0.007-0.012 kg
Esperanza de vida: 2-5 años
Top Speed: 35 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 4-7
Incubación: 13-15 días

Dieta y alimentación

This bird loves to eat tiny insects and spiders it finds hiding in tree bark.

Alimentos principales

beetle larvae
spiders
ants
moths
woodlice
aphids

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Tawny Owl

Strix aluco

An nocturnal predator that hunts this small bird.

eaten by

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

A swift raptor known to hunt small forest birds.

eats

Elm Bark Beetle

Scolytus scolytus

Consumes these beetles and their larvae from bark.

depends on

Common Oak

Quercus robur

Relies on oak trees for foraging habitat and nesting spots.

Rasgos

Con plumas

Describe a los animales, principalmente aves, que poseen una cubierta de plumas.

Canto

Los animales cantores producen vocalizaciones complejas, a menudo con el propósito de atraer parejas, defender el territorio o comunicarse dentro de su especie.