Eurasian Treecreeper

How to identify

Field marks

1. Small, fine, decurved bill
2. Pale smoky-brown back with white streaks
3. Whitish underparts with a slight buff wash on the belly
4. Stiff tail feathers and long claws

Male, female and young

Sexes similar; juveniles have darker upperparts, dull white underparts and fine black spots on the flanks.

Voice

Usually a very soft, thin “sit”; its most distinctive call is a penetrating, trilling “tsree”.

Where and when it's recorded

Eurasian Treecreeper has been recorded at 737 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 49 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Minsmere RSPB ReserveUnited Kingdom1,637 records
2. South Downs NP – Pulborough Brooks RSPB ReserveUnited Kingdom1,337 records
3. Amwell HMWT NRUnited Kingdom1,268 records

Countries and regions with the most records

United KingdomSwedenRussiaCzechiaPolandGermanyFinlandLithuania

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Eurasian treecreeper or common treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) 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 can be most easily distinguished from the similar short-toed treecreeper, which shares much of its European range, by its different song.

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