Short-toed Treecreeper
Introduction
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.
Key Stats
Status and Trends
Conservation Status
Population Size
Population Change
Short-toed Treecreeper is a fairly common breeding bird on Jersey and Guernsey [Young et al. 2019] but an extremely rare bird elsewhere in the UK, with only about two records received each year [Bacon et al. 2024]. The species is thought to have increased moderately across Europe since 1982 [PECBMS: PECBMS 2020a].
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.
Occupied 10-km squares in UK
2007/08–10/11
or view it on Bird Atlas Mapstore.
2008–11
or view it on Bird Atlas Mapstore.
European Distribution Map
Distribution Change
Change in occupied 10-km squares in the UK
from 1981–84 to 2007–11
or view it on Bird Atlas Mapstore.
from 1968–72 to 2008–11
or view it on Bird Atlas Mapstore.
Seasonality
This species has been too rarely reported to BirdTrack during 2011–22 to properly assess seasonality.
Movement
Britain & Ireland movement
Foreign locations of birds ringed or recovered in Britain & Ireland
Dots show the foreign destinations of birds ringed in Britain & Ireland, and the origins of birds ringed overseas that were subsequently recaptured, resighted or found dead in Britain & Ireland. Dot colours indicate the time of year that the species was present at the location.
- Winter (Nov-Feb)
- Spring (Mar-Apr)
- Summer (May-Jul)
- Autumn (Aug-Oct)
European movements
EuroBirdPortal uses birdwatcher's records, such as those logged in BirdTrack to map the flows of birds as they arrive and depart Europe. See maps for this species here.
The Eurasian-African Migration Atlas shows movements of individual birds ringed or recovered in Europe. See maps for this species here.
Biology
Survival and Longevity
Survival is shown as the proportion of birds surviving from one year to the next and is derived from bird ringing data. It can also be used to estimate how long birds typically live.
View number ringed each year in the Online Ringing Report.
Classification, names and codes
Classification and Codes
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Certhiidae
- Scientific name: Certhia brachydactyla
- Authority: CL Brehm, 1820
- BTO 2-letter code: TH
- BTO 5-letter code: SHTTR
- Euring code number: 14870
Alternate species names
- 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
- Welsh: Dringwr Bach Bodiau-cwta
Research
Publications (1)
A method to evaluate the combined effect of tree species composition and woodland structure on indicator birds
Author: Dondina, O., Orioli. V., Massimino, D., Pinoli, G. & Bani, L.
Published: 2015
Providing quantitative management guidelines is essential for an effective conservation of forest-dependent animal communities. Traditional forest practices at the stand scale simultaneously alter ...
01.04.15
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