# Brown Creeper

*Certhia americana*

The Brown Creeper always climbs in a spiral pattern up a tree trunk and then flies down to the base of the next tree to start again.

- **Taxonomy:** Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Certhiidae › Certhia
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** stable
- **Biome:** forest
- **Habitat:** Mature coniferous and mixed-deciduous forests with large-diameter trees.
- **Diet:** Small insects, spiders, larvae, and pupae hidden in bark crevices; occasionally seeds in winter.
- **Range:** Canada, United States, Mexico, Central American highlands
- **Size:** Length: 12-14 cm; Wingspan: 17-20 cm; Weight: 5-10 g
- **Lifespan:** 2-4 years
- **Active:** diurnal
- **Threats:** Deforestation, logging of old-growth timber, and loss of standing dead trees used for nesting.
- **Safe to approach?:** Harmless and shy. Maintain a quiet distance to observe their unique spiral climbing behavior. They pose no threat to humans; if found injured, contact a local wildlife rehabilitator.

## About

The brown creeper ( Certhia americana ), also known as the American treecreeper , is a small songbird, the only North American member of the treecreeper family Certhiidae.

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/ac68c765-f57b-43f6-9d75-176ba9f091c8
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7458
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certhia americana
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/111578875/medium.jpg (Carrie Seltzer, CC-BY, via iNaturalist)

Habitat, diet, size and similar notes are AI-written summaries; check them against the linked sources before relying on them.