Treecreeper

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{{Taxobox | color = pink | name = Treecreepers | image = Treecreepers14.jpg | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Aves | ordo = Passeriformes | familia = Certhidae | genus = Certhia and Salpornis | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = Certhia familiaris
C. tianquanensis
C. brachydactyla
C. americana
C. himalayana
C. nipalensis
C. discolor
Salpornis spilonotus
}}

The treecreepers (Certhiidae) are a family of small passerine birds, consisting of two subfamilies:

The typical treecreepers (Certhiinae) are a group of seven species found in Europe and Asia, with one representative, the Brown Creeper in North America).
The Spotted Creeper Salpornis spilonotus (Salpornithinae), which is found in India and Africa.

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Typical treecreepers

The typical treecreepers are all very similar in appearance, and can present serious identification problems where two species occur together. They do not migrate other than for local movements.

The treecreepers are small woodland birds, brown above and white below. They have thin pointed down-curved bills, which they use to extricate insects from bark. They have stiff tail feathers, like woodpeckers, which they use to support themselves on vertical trees.

Nests are in tree crevices or behind bark.

The list of species follows below.