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Short-toed Treecreeper, agateador común

Certhia brachydactyla

Photo by arlanda
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Field Notes

Description:

Treecreeper. Short-toed is inconspicuously plumaged brown above and whitish below, and has a curved bill and stiff tail feathers. It is a resident in woodlands throughout its range, and nests in tree crevices or behind bark flakes, laying about six eggs. This common, unwary, but inconspicuous species feeds mainly on insects which are picked from the tree trunk as the treecreeper ascends with short hops.

Habitat:

Pine forest

Notes:

Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/320 sec.; f/10; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Focal Length: 300.0 mm.

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