List of Birds of Great Britain - Treecreepers

Treecreepers

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Certhiidae

Treecreepers are small woodland birds, brown above and white below. They have thin, pointed, down-curved bills, which they use to extricate insects from bark. There are 7 species worldwide, 2 in Britain.

Common name Binomial Status
Common Treecreeper Certhia familiaris A resident breeding species
Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla A rare vagrant

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