any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb up a tree trunk supporting themselves on stiff tail feathers and their feet
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tree creeper::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | creeper |
| Type of | oscine bird, oscine |
| Has types | american creeper, brown creeper, certhia americana, certhia familiaris, european creeper, tichodrome, wall creeper, tichodroma muriaria |
tree creeper::noun | Spocien Dictionary
any of numerous South American and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | wood-creeper, woodcreeper, woodhewer |
| Type of | tyrannid |
Examples of tree creeper
tree creeper
The uphill feeder was an aptly named tree creeper while the incredible downhill acrobat a nuthatch.
From the gazetteherald.co.uk
The shy tree creeper had already crept away unnoticed and the nuthatch rocketed off eastwards, presumably to catch up with the flock.
From the gazetteherald.co.uk
Other animals which are commonly seen within the grounds are the red squirrel, bank vole, and the short-toed tree creeper, which is not found in the UK.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The female Song Thrush builds a neat cup-shaped nest lined with mud and dry grass in a bush, tree or creeper, or, in the case of the Hebridean subspecies, on the ground.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Throughout, Virginia creeper rampages, vining along the ground and across dead tree limbs.
From the delawareonline.com
Often, says one local birder, you'll see just a flash of something as the creeper flies from the top of one tree to the bottom of another.
From the ocregister.com
Picking their way past a Spanish oak tree and a small jungle of cane and Virginia creeper, Martha's nephews and nieces stage a meeting of the clan in the ancestral manse.
From the time.com
We are shown clusters of peppercorns hanging from a creeper, ginger and turmeric roots, the bark of the cinnamon tree, yellow-green nutmegs the size of plums.
From the guardian.co.uk
