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Brown Creeper

Certhia americanaOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Creeper (Certhiidae)

Breeding Location:

Mountains, Marshes, freshwater, Swamps



Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Solitary nester



Breeding Population:

Fairly common



Egg Color:

White with red brown flecks



Number of Eggs:

4 - 8



Incubation Days:

13 - 17



Egg Incubator:

Female



Nest Material:

Twigs, moss, conifer needles, silk, lined with shredded bark and feathers.



Migration:

Migratory



Splitbar

Overview

Brown Creeper: Small, tree-clinging bird with brown-streaked upperparts and white underparts. White line over eye and long, decurved bill are conspicuous. Legs and feet are pink-buff. Feeds on insects, larvae, nuts and seeds. Strong direct flights of short duration on rapid and shallow wing beats.

Range and Habitat

Brown Creeper: Breeds from Alaska to Newfoundland and southward to the western and northern U.S. Spends winters in breeding range and south to the Gulf coast and Florida. Preferred habitats include deciduous and mixed woodlands.

Breeding and Nesting

Brown Creeper: Four to eight white eggs, lightly speckled with red brown, are laid in a cup of shredded bark, feathers, sticks, and moss, usually built against a tree trunk behind a peeling slab of bark. Incubation ranges from 13 to 17 days and is carried out by the female.

Foraging and Feeding

Brown Creeper: Diet consists of various insects, seeds, and some nuts; also come to feeders for suet. Usually forages by creeping along trunks and branches like a woodpecker.

Readily Eats

Cracked Corn, Sunflower Seed, Nuts

Vocalization

Brown Creeper: Call is a high-pitched, lisping "tsee", while the song is a tinkling, descending warble.

Similar Species

Brown Creeper: None in range.

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Family Creeper (Certhiidae)_blue
Species Certhia americana
Length5.25 Inches
Wingspan7.5 Inches

Brown Creeper

Brown Creeper: Small, tree-clinging bird with brown-streaked upperparts and white underparts. White line over eye and long, decurved bill are conspicuous. Legs and feet are pink-buff. Feeds on insects, larvae, nuts and seeds. Strong direct flights of short duration on rapid and shallow wing beats.

● Song: "see-see-titi-see", "tsee"

● Foraging & Feeding: Brown Creeper: Diet consists of various insects, seeds, and some nuts; also come to feeders for suet. Usually forages by creeping along trunks and branches like a woodpecker.

● Breeding & nesting: Brown Creeper: Four to eight white eggs, lightly speckled with red brown, are laid in a cup of shredded bark, feathers, sticks, and moss, usually built against a tree trunk behind a peeling slab of bark. Incubation ranges from 13 to 17 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Brown Creeper: None in range.

Flight Pattern

Strong direct flight of short duration.
Brown Creeper Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Brown Creeper: Breeds from Alaska to Newfoundland and southward to the western and northern U.S. Spends winters in breeding range and south to the Gulf coast and Florida. Preferred habitats include deciduous and mixed woodlands.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
PopulationFairly common
MigrationMigratory
Weight0.3 Ounces