Short-toed Treecreeper

Certhia brachydactyla (CL Brehm, 1820) TH SHTTR 14870
Family: Passeriformes > Certhiidae

Although widely distributed in Europe (including the Channel Islands), the Short-toed Treecreeper is a very rare visitor to Britain (and hasn't been recorded in Ireland).

It looks extremely similar to the more familiar Treecreeper and is best distinguished by its song.

Select a topic for more facts and statistics about the Short-toed Treecreeper

• Breeding
• Winter

CONSERVATION STATUS

-60% Contraction

DISTRIBUTION CHANGE

588 records

BTO RECORDS

1

PUBLICATIONS

CONSERVATION STATUS

-25% Contraction

DISTRIBUTION CHANGE

588 records

BTO RECORDS

1

PUBLICATIONS

Identification

Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

UK Birds of Conservation Concern	Amber listed
Species of European Conservation Concern	Least Concern
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (global)	Least Concern
Schedule 1 license required (to disturb)	No
Birds Directive Annex 1	No

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

BOU Category	A
First Record	Kent, 1969

DISTRIBUTION

Within the region covered by th Britain & Ireland atlases the Short-toed Treecreeper is restricted to the Channel Islands. Occasional vagrants are identified on the south and east coasts of Britain, including one record during the Atlas period, but none have yet shown signs of breeding.

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Occupied 10-km squares in UK

No. occupied in breeding season	8
% occupied in breeding season	0.3
No. occupied in winter	11
% occupied in winter	0.4

European Distribution Map

European Breeding Bird Atlas 2

DISTRIBUTION CHANGE

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Change in occupied 10-km squares in the UK

% change in range in breeding season (1968–72 to 2008–11)	-60%
% change in range in winter (1981–84 to 2007–11)	--25%

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Short-toed Treecreeper, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

BIOMETRICS

Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.

Feather measurements and photos on featherbase

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

Field Codes

2-letter: TH | 5-letter code: SHTTR | Euring: 14870

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Welsh: Dringwr Bach Bodiau-cwta

Catalan: raspinell comú

Czech: šoupálek krátkoprstý

Danish: Korttået Træløber / Parktræløber

Dutch: Boomkruiper

Estonian: aedporr

Finnish: etelänpuukiipijä

French: Grimpereau des jardins

German: Gartenbaumläufer

Hungarian: rövidkarmú fakusz

Icelandic: Garðfeti

Italian: Rampichino comune

Latvian: ispirkstu mizložna

Lithuanian: sodinis liputis

Norwegian: Kortklotrekryper

Polish: pelzacz ogrodowy

Portuguese: trepadeira

Slovak: kôrovník krátkoprstý

Slovenian: kratkoprsti plezalcek

Spanish: Agateador europeo

Swedish: trädgårdsträdkrypare

Research

Interpretation and scientific publications about Short-toed Treecreeper from BTO scientists.