Short-toed Treecreeper

Certhia brachydactyla Brehm, CL, 1820

12 cmLength8.2 gWeight

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.

Busiest months: April and September · Most records: Spain, Portugal, Germany

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: April and September · Most records: Spain, Portugal, Germany

Short-toed Treecreeper has been recorded at 582 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 42 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Txingudi – PlaiaundiSpain2,276 records
Parque El Retiro-MadridSpain2,204 records
Zamora – Río DueroSpain1,811 records

More places

Urdaibai RB – bird center y laguna de OruetaSpain1,478 records
Herdade da Mitra – LabOrPortugal1,067 records
Sureste PNat – Soto de las JuntasSpain1,056 records
Embalse del CubillasSpain919 records
Casa de Campo, MadridSpain910 records
Inurritza Biotopo – InurritzaSpain856 records
Doñana PN – Centro de Visitantes La RocinaSpain803 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Spain Portugal Germany France Switzerland Netherlands Czechia Poland

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 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.

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