Short-toed Treecreeper
Certhia brachydactyla
Treecreepers (Certhiidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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In quizzes, players most often confuse Short-toed Treecreeper with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris | 236 |
| Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea | 24 |
| Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes | 9 |
| Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris | 4 |
| Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis | 4 |
Family
The treecreepers are a family, Certhiidae, of small passerine birds, widespread in wooded regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The family contains nine species in one genus, Certhia. Their plumage is dull-coloured.
Order
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …