Eurasian Tree-creeper

Certhia familiaris

(C. f. persica)

Armenian Name:	Ծվծվիկ

See Plate 53 for Eurasian Tree-creeper and other similar species

Resident Status:	Year-round resident
Abundance:	Uncommon
Length:	12.5 cm, Wing Span:17.5-21 cm
Distribution Map:	Map 305.
Description:	Long decurved bill, white underparts and supercilium, and stiff pointed tail feathers. Streaked brown upperparts with orange-brown rump and wavy, pale brown-yellow band across wing.
Similar Species:	Differs from Winter Wren by unbarred white underparts.
Behavior:	Creeps up tree trunks and along branches in short hops, using stiff tail for support.
Habitat:	Forest, orchards, parks.
Food:	Small invertebrates.
Nest:	Base of twigs with moss cup behind loose bark or dense vines on tree trunk.
Eggs:	16 mm, 5-6, white, pink spots.