#0823 · 🐦 birds
Eurasian Treecreeper
🇳🇱 Taigaboomkruiper ·Certhia familiaris
📍 Пушкин, Санкт-Петербург, Россия
📍 Орджоникидзевский р-н, Екатеринбург, Свердловская обл., Россия
📍 Norfolk, UK
📍 Aberdeenshire, UK
📍 Дзержинский р-н, Ярославль, Ярославская обл., Россия
📍 Петергоф, Санкт-Петербург, Россия
10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
- 1. © Leonid · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 2. © Tom Belaj · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 3. © Nik Borrow · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 4. © Christina · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 5. Пушкин, Санкт-Петербург, Россия:© Игорь Двуреков · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 6. Орджоникидзевский р-н, Екатеринбург, Свердловская обл., Россия:© OLGA Krasnoborova · CC BY-ND 4.0
- 7. Norfolk, UK:© cciaran · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 8. Aberdeenshire, UK:© apout · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 9. Дзержинский р-н, Ярославль, Ярославская обл., Россия:© Павел · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 10. Петергоф, Санкт-Петербург, Россия:© Комарова Ирина · CC BY-NC 4.0
what is it?
The Eurasian treecreeper or common treecreeper ( Certhia familiaris ) is a small passerine bird also known in the British Isles, where it is the only living member of its genus, simply as treecreeper . It is similar to other treecreepers, and has a curved bill, patterned brown upperparts, whitish underparts, and long stiff tail feathers which help it creep up tree trunks. It can be most easily distinguished from the similar short-toed treecreeper, which shares much of its...
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- Spotted 17 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
- 29,808 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Weighs only about 10 g.
- About 13 cm long.
- Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Eurasian Treecreeper
- Nederlands
- Taigaboomkruiper
- scientific name
- Certhia familiaris
- class
- Aves
- order
- Passeriformes
- family
- Certhiidae
- IUCN Red List
- LC · least concern
- sightings in NL
- 17
- sightings in Europe
- 23,793
- sightings worldwide
- 29,808
- GBIF records in NL
- 8,839
- weight
- 10 g
- length
- 12.5 cm
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1758
IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Certhiidae
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 7450, Wikidata Q193593, GBIF 2487603, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.