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Treecreepers

Treecreepers, small birds from the Certhiidae family, are mainly found in wooded areas across the Northern Hemisphere and sub-Saharan Africa. They have dull-colored feathers and are known for their tree-climbing behavior, spiraling up tree trunks to find food, primarily insects and spiders. The family includes eleven species split into two genera, Certhia and Salpornis. Certhia, with nine species, includes the widespread Eurasian and American varieties, while Salpornis consists of the Indian and African spotted creepers. Treecreepers are typically monogamous, using tree crevices or branch forks to nest, with some communal roosting seen in colder climates. They have distinctive long, down-curved bills, and their tails differ, with the Certhia’s being longer and stiffened for support while climbing. Notably, they have a mixed diet which includes seeds and fruit during scarce periods. These birds are usually seen alone or in pairs, and despite their elusive nature, some will visit bird feeders and join mixed-species flocks.

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A photo of a Bar-tailed Treecreeper (Certhia himalayana)

Bar-tailed Treecreeper

Certhia himalayana

Hodgson's Treecreeper

Certhia hodgsoni
A photo of a Hume's Treecreeper (Certhia manipurensis)

Hume's Treecreeper

Certhia manipurensis

Rusty-flanked Treecreeper

Certhia nipalensis
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Species Categories

Accentors

African & Green Broadbills

Albatrosses

Alcippe Fulvettas

Anhingas, Darters

Asian Barbets

Auks

Austral Storm Petrels

Australasian Babblers

Australasian Robins

Australasian Warblers

Australasian Wrens

Australo-Papuan Bellbirds

Babblers, Scimitar Babblers

Barn Owls

Bee-eaters

Birds-of-paradise

Boatbills

Bristlehead

Bulbuls

Buntings

Bushtits

Bustards

Buttonquail

Caracaras, Falcons

Cassowaries, Emu

Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies

Chats, Old World Flycatchers

Cisticolas & Allies

Cockatoos

Cormorants, Shags

Coursers, Pratincoles

Crab-plover

Cranes

Crombecs, African Warblers

Crows, Jays

Cuckoos

Cuckooshrikes

Cupwings

Dippers

Drongos

Ducks, Geese, Swans

Elachura

Fairy Flycatchers

Fairy-bluebirds

Fantails

Figbirds, Orioles, Turnagra

Finches, Euphonias

Finfoots

Flamingos

Flowerpeckers

Flufftails

Frigatebirds

Frogmouths

Gannets, Boobies

Goldcrests, Kinglets

Grassbirds & Allies

Grebes

Ground Babblers

Gulls, Terns, Skimmers

Herons, Bitterns

Honeyeaters

Honeyguides

Hoopoes

Hornbills

Hylocitrea

Ibisbill

Ibises, Spoonbills

Ifrit

Indigobirds, Whydahs

Ioras

Jacanas

Jewel-babblers, Quail-thrushes

Kingfishers

Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Larks

Laughingthrushes & Allies

Leaf Warblers & Allies

Leafbirds

Longspurs, Snow Buntings

Magpie Goose

Megapodes

Melampittas

Monarchs

Mottled Berryhunter

Nightjars

Northern Storm Petrels

Nuthatches

Old World Parrots

Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches

Ospreys

Owls

Oystercatchers

Painted-snipes

Parrotbills & Allies

Pelicans

Penduline Tits

Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Pheasants & Allies

Pigeons, Doves

Pittas

Ploughbill

Plovers

Rail-babbler

Rails, Crakes & Coots

Reed Warblers & Allies

Rollers

Sandpipers, Snipes

Shrikes

Sittellas

Skuas

Starlings, Rhabdornis

Stilts, Avocets

Stone-curlews, Thick-knees

Storks

Sunbirds

Swallows, Martins

Swifts

Sylviid Babblers

Thrushes

Tits, Chickadees

Treecreepers

Treeswifts

Trogons

Tropicbirds

Typical Broadbills

Vangas & Allies

Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers

Wagtails, Pipits

Wallcreeper

Waxbills, Munias & Allies

Waxwings

Weavers, Widowbirds

Whipbirds

Whistlers & Allies

White-eyes

Woodpeckers

Woodswallows, Butcherbirds & Allies

Wrens

Jayshrike

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