Eurasian treecreeper

Certhia familiaris

The Eurasian treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) is a bird found in Sweden, United Kingdom, Finland, Norway, Denmark and France. Woods across Europe and Asia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Certhia familiaris
Region	Europe
Found in	Sweden, United Kingdom, Finland, Norway, Denmark and France

🏡 Where the Eurasian treecreeper lives

Woods across Europe and Asia.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs60%
🌰 Seeds & nuts40%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It uses its stiff tail feathers to prop itself up as it climbs trees.

Hear the Eurasian treecreeper

Recorded by Lars Edenius (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1085631. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Eurasian treecreeper

Where does the Eurasian treecreeper live?

The Eurasian treecreeper lives in Sweden, United Kingdom, Finland, Norway, Denmark and France. Woods across Europe and Asia.

What does the Eurasian treecreeper eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 60%), seeds and nuts (about 40%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Eurasian treecreeper endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.