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Old 04-02-12, 07:16 PM
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Default Treecreeper identification

The past weekend we took some pictures from a treecreeper in Spain. We thought that was a Short-toed Treecreeper, but this has some characteristics of Eurasian Treecreeper and we iniciated a large discuss about it. Plese let me know your opinion.
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Old 05-02-12, 09:37 AM
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Welcome to the forum Citrilfinch,your blog and pics are excellent but I'm afraid I'm not expert enough to help with your question.
Hope you'll stick around and join in with other forum id's and discussions.
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Old 05-02-12, 04:22 PM
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A warm welcome to the forum Citrilfinch. You have an excellent blog. I hope you get an answer to your question from some of the more knowledgeable members on this forum.

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I can't help either but find the debate interesting!
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I can't really see anything on the bird in question (last three shots on your blog) that would suggest to me that this is anything other than a Common Treecreeper, Certhia familiaris, if I saw it in the UK. Most Common Treecreepers in the UK have white flanks, but it's not unusual to see a few with dusky flanks. The pale outer border to the allula is perhaps the best pro Short-toed feature, as this is rare on Common Treecreepers - if it occurs at all.
To be honest I wouldn't like to say for certain what this one was, but I would think that it is just as likely (if not more likely) to be one of the species rather than a hybrid. With the variability of the two species allowed for, this is one individual where I would prefer to go on calls!

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