Eurasian treecreeper / Waldbaumläufer (Certhia familiaris)

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As seen creeping up a tree trunk Source: WIKIPEDIA Wikimedia - European Treecreeper - Certhia_familiaris_-climbing_tree-8_(cropped_version).jpg
Classification: Genus Certhia; Subfamily Certhiinae; Family Certhiidae
General: 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 European range, by its different song. [more]
Song: Lang u. klar! (Waldwege sind lang). Tonreihe im Ganzen absinkend, nur letzter Ton höher. [Link]
Song a short, continuous three-part phrase. [Link]
Calls: weniger scharf, „srih,“ weniger eindringlich als oben [Link]
Contact call a drawn, high-pitched "tzreeee". Similar to Goldcrest in timbre, but of longer duration with a vibrating and slightly rolling tone. Generally repeated in evenly paced, slow series (unlike Goldcrest). Each phrase starts with a few contact call-like notes followed by a Willow Warbler-like descending part, which then jumps to a few descending high notes to form a marked conclusion. Note that "mixed singers" are not uncommon in areas where both species of treecreepers occur. [Link]
Physical details: length=12 cm, wingspan=17-21 cm, weight=8-11 g
Habitats: Forest
Looks similar to: Short-toed treecreeper.
Song: I say: it sounds like a faster higher chaffinch song. Wikipedia says: The male's song begins with srrih, srrih followed in turn by a few twittering notes, a longer descending ripple, and a whistle that falls and then rises.
Song attributes: Mnemnoic: Sagging tree branch Melody: stereotype melodic, slow, Frequency: medium (1-5 KHz)
Call: General: Wikipedia says: The contact call is a very quiet, thin and high-pitched sit, but the most distinctive call is a penetrating tsree, with a vibrato quality, sometimes repeated as a series of notes.
Fairly regularly spaced single tseep at 7-9KHz.
Call: Contact call a drawn, high-pitched "tzreeee". Similar to Goldcrest in timbre, but of longer duration with a vibrating and slightly rolling tone. Generally repeated in evenly paced, slow series (unlike Goldcrest). [Link]
Call attributes: Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: 7-9 KHz,
First documented observation : 2020-04-25 in Luppmen.

Media


Waldbaumlaeufer, La Sauge. 2021-05-19 07.46.00 La Sauge

Waldbaumlaeufer oder Gartenbaumlaeufer am Aabach. 2023-02-09 15.34.44 Sils

Call - simple repeated note Source: XENOCANTO XC579996 Eurasian Treecreeper call-200729-005_N6_10h39_Cfamiliaris_1.mp3 (call)

Song - slowly descending whistle, rising at end, somewhat like coal tit Source: XENOCANTO XC555216 Eurasian Treecreeper song-Grimpereau_des_bois190420_0048.MP3 (song)

Additional Images


Waldbaumlaeufer oder Gartenbaumlaeufer am Aabach. 2023-02-09 15.34.48 Sils

Additional Audio


Source: BirdNet 20210401_143806 birdnet 1384 - Eurasian Treecreeper likely, analyze, sounded blue to me - Eurasian Treecreeper - Lugano.mp3 2021-04-01 14.38.06 Lugano (song?)

Source: BirdNet 20210221_124852 birdnet 1212 - Eurasian Treecreeper - Adelboden.mp3 2021-02-21 12.48.52 Adelboden (song?)

Source: BirdNet 20200611_131300 birdnet 606 - Eurasian treecreeper.mp3 2020-06-11 13.13.00 Sils (song?)

Source: BirdNet 20200610_121911 birdnet 601 - Eurasian treecreeper.mp3 2020-06-10 12.19.11 Sils (song?)

♫ XC206282 Eurasian treecreeper call. Source: XENOCANTO XC206282 Eurasian treecreeper call.mp3 (call)


♫ XC656422 - Eurasian Treecreeper - Certhia familiaris - song, recorded in Sweden. Source: XENOCANTO XC656422 - Eurasian Treecreeper - Certhia familiaris - song, recorded in Sweden.mp3 (song)


♫ XC574757 Eurasian treecreeper alarm call. Source: XENOCANTO XC574757 Eurasian treecreeper alarm call.mp3 (alarm call)