Treecreepers

Eurasian Treecreeper

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Certhia familiaris

Treecreepers4 photosFirst seen: 1 September 2026

The Eurasian Treecreeper is a tiny woodland specialist that spirals upwards along trunks while probing bark with its fine curved bill. Stiff tail feathers brace the bird against the tree as it climbs.

ID tip: Look for mottled brown upperparts, clean white underparts, a long pale eyebrow and a slender downcurved bill. It usually works upward before flying to the base of another trunk.

First seen: 1 September 2026 · Žabljak · 4 photos in the collection.

Places in my records

Locations where this species is supported by a dated first record, an unambiguous single-place outing or a reviewed assignment.

Žabljak1 September 2026

Family: Treecreepers (Certhiidae)
Length: 12.5–14 cm
Wingspan: 18–21 cm
Regional status: Year-round resident (Montenegro)
Conservation: Least Concern LCIUCN Red List · retrieved 4 September 2026
Habitat: Mature coniferous, mixed and deciduous woodland
Diet: Small insects, spiders and other invertebrates taken from bark

Built from verified occurrence records, not drawn by hand. Core range = the countries holding 99% of all records; the rest are scattered or vagrant records. Record counts track where people watch birds as much as where the birds are, so the map shows presence, not abundance. Data: GBIF (CC BY 4.0). Basemap: Natural Earth.

Eurasian Treecreeper

Places in my records

Selected photographs