Jeg synes at det ligner en Korttået, eller hvad?

Umiddelbart synes jeg næb er for kort og bagklo for lang til Korttået, så jeg stemmer på "eller hvad?"..

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Er enig med Nis - den har også et hak i vingebåndet, men de "distinkte hvide spidspletter" forvirrer lidt. "Fugle i felten" synes at underdrive racens hvide øjenbryn (se også galleriets fugl fra Helgoland som kunne være af samme race). Findes der hybrider mellem arterne?

any possibility someone can give a brief translation?
grtz & thanx for the comments
pieter

Hvis i går ind på den Hollandske hjemmeside i galleriet er der en rigtig macrodaktyla uden musetrappe og korrekt alula. Se iøvrigt Fugle i Europa af Jonssons.

Dear Pieter,
Just to let you know what is going on:
Some guys discuss whether your treecreeper is a short-toed og a "long-toed". I think you are right, that it is a C.f. macrodactyla (= "long-toed" of the Western and Southern European supspecies). But they are difficult.

Regards
Knud Flensted

Thx

the species is difficult indeed, certainly 'our' subspecies. The pic is taken in the east of Belgium where both short-toed and eurasian breed. Short-toed is a common breeder all over Belgium, Eurasian (macrodactyla) only breeds the east and the south. the nominate of Eurasian is a rarity in Belgium (mostly near the coast). The macrodactyla subspecies of Eurasian is in this context more difficult to recognise. I have noticed before that the coloration on the wing coverts is in some way variable, in my opinion (things that are also easier to see in the field) short-toed should have greyer underparts contrasting with the whitish throat, more brownish wash on the rear flanks, less contrast between outer and inner web of tertials, less rufous upper tail,... so i'm pretty sure this is a Eurasian. I'm happy to send other pics of the bird if needed.