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Eurasian Tree-creeper
Certhia familiaris
(C. f. persica)
| Armenian Name: | Ծվծվիկ |
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See Plate 53 for Eurasian Tree-creeper and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| 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. |
