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Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of North America.
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The Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) is a member of the Certhiidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and North America. Adults weigh 8.1 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Certhiidae Treecreepers
- Genus Certhia
- Species americana
Quick facts
- Weight
- 8.1 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Certhiidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Brown Creeper is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Brown Creeper is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) is a member of the Certhiidae family, within the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Central America & Caribbean and North America. Its distribution covers NA, MA widespread.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 8.1 g, with a wing length of about 6.4 cm and a tail of around 6.3 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 6.5 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Brown Creeper?
The Brown Creeper is a very small bird that weighs around 8.1 g.
Where does the Brown Creeper live?
The Brown Creeper is found across Central America & Caribbean and North America with a range covering NA, MA widespread, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Brown Creeper belong to?
The Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) belongs to the Certhiidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Brown Creeper eat?
The Brown Creeper is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Brown Creeper migrate?
The Brown Creeper is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Brown Creeper endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Brown Creeper make?
1 real field recording of the Brown Creeper — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Brown Creeper's range?
The Brown Creeper has a mapped global range of about 6.5 million km².
Conservation
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