List of Birds of Russia - 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. They have stiff tail feathers, like woodpeckers, which they use to support themselves on vertical trees. There are 6 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Russia.

  • Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
  • Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla

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