Common Treecreeper
Certhia familiaris Linnaeus, 1758
Кәдімгі шиқылдақ
West Kazakhstan region, Syrymsky district, Ulenta
- status in Kazakhstan
- nests here · winters here
- conservation status
- IUCN LCleast concern
- sizes
- 11–16 cm, wingspan 18–20 cmweight 7–13 g
- when to see it
- March — Septemberwinters: October — February
- on the site
- 306 observationslast: 1 Nov 2026
- videos
- 3
Description
Меньше воробья. Окраска покровительственная, под цвет древесной коры. Низ тела беловатый, верх бурый с многочисленными белыми штрихами. Клюв тонкий и изогнут книзу, для воробьиной птицы довольно длинный. Подвижная птица, держится почти исключительно невысоко на стволах деревьев, передвигаясь по ним снизу вверх, при этом опирается на хвост. Половых и сезонных отличий в окраске нет. Молодые в гнездовом наряде похожи на взрослых, несколько более тусклые, верх светлее (более крупные и округлые пестрины), низ с бурым налетом. Вес 7-13 г, длина 11-16, крыло 5,9-7,1, размах 18-20 см.
Distribution
Breeds in mountains of Eastern and South-Eastern Kazakhstan. On wintering occurs also in the Ural valley and in Southern Kazakhstan. Please see detailed distribution in the section Subspecies.
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Subspecies
- Common Treecreeper Certhia familiaris familiaris
- Common Treecreeper Certhia familiaris daurica
- Common Treecreeper Certhia familiaris tianschanica
Latest observations
all species photos · 306 →Species videos · 3
all species videos · 3 →Biology
Rare resident, or in some places rare winter visitor. Inhabits the coniferous, mixed and deciduous mountain forests, especially old forests with mossy trees, at altitudes 1400-2500 m; out of breeding season occurs in gardens, groves and villages. Pairs are formed in March, nest is constructed in April – May. Nest is located in spruce, larch, birch tree-holes, under the bark, in stump cavities, under the house roof, in crevice between boards, and very rare in fork of branches, at height 0.5-4 m above the ground. Nest is built by female for about two weeks, from thin spruce twigs, dry grass, moss and bast and is lined with hair and plenty of feathers. Clutches of 4-9, usually 5-7 eggs is laid in early May – mid-June. Only female incubates clutch for 15-16 days, male bring her the food. Both parents feed juveniles which fledge at age 22-23 days old, in early June to early July. From October to February disperses singly or in small groups outside of breeding places.
Sources
Gavrilov E. I., Gavrilov A. E. "The Birds of Kazakhstan". Almaty, 2005. Э.И.Гаврилов. "Фауна и распространение птиц Казахстана". Алматы, 1999. В.К.Рябицев. "Птицы Урала, Приуралья и Западной Сибири". Екатеринбург. Изд-во Уральского университета, 2000.
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