Short-toed Treecreeper

Certhia brachydactyla

Portuguese: Trepadeira-do-sul

Classification

Family: Treecreepers (Certhiidae)

Order: Passeriformes

Size: 12-13 cm

Conservation: Least Concern

Rarity at Quinta: Fairly Common

Migratory Status: Resident

Season: Year-round

Time of Day: Morning

Mature woodland with large trees

Habitat: Deciduous woodland, Parks, Orchards

Brown streaked plumage, curved bill, stiff tail for climbing

Call: High thin "sreet"; short descending song

Insects, spiders, larvae from bark crevices