Short-toed Treecreeper

Unnoticed biodiversity

Identification

Common name: Short-toed Treecreeper
Latin name: Certhia brachydactyla
Length: 12 cm
Distinguishing features: bark-like speckly brown above and silvery white below
Habitat: hedged and wooded countryside (including parks and gardens)
Diet: insects
Status: remarkable species, Least Concern in Ile-de-France
Nesting period: March to July

Seen in the garden

The Short-toed Treecreeper is a small bird with a slender, down-curved bill that climbs up tree trunks in search of insects and larvae hidden in crevices under the bark. It spirals up the tree trunk with short hops.

Two or three pairs nest every year in the Grand Couvert of the Tuileries Garden.

In 2022, during annual cleaning of the nest boxes installed in the garden, one or two pairs of Treecreepers were found to have used nest boxes designed for Blue Tits.

Since 2024, the Tuileries gardeners have built and installed targeted nest boxes designed for this particular species.

Short-toed Treecreeper - typical song

Audio

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Did you know?

In Paris, numbers were estimated at between 100 and 150 breeding pairs in the 2015–2018 period.

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