OTHER NAMES: American Treecreeper
Latin Etymology: Certhia (bird mentioned by Aristotle) americana ("American")
Adult Brown Creeper (subspecies C. a. zelotes) at Berkeley, California - August 2022
Featured Subspecies: Certhia ameicana zelotes
Weight: 5.7-8.5g / Length: 12-14cm / Wingspan: 17-20cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
The Brown Creeper is the sole Treecreeper species of North America, and ranges over much of the continent, although split into two broad subspecies groups by latitude. It is very similar to the two European species of Treecreeper, and was formerly considered a subspecies of the Common. They prefer trees with deeply furrowed bark as this forms the habitat for the invertibrates they feed on.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Certhiidae
Genus: Certhia
SUBSPECIES: C. a. alascensis, C. a. americana, C. a. leucostricta, C. a. montana, C. a. nigrescens, C. a. occidentalis, C. a. phillpsi, C. a. stewarti, C. a. zelotes, C. a. alticola, C. a. guerrerensis, C. a. jaliscensis, C. a. pernigra, C. a. extima, C. a. albescens
- Sighting Locations -
Resident along Pacific Coast, North East and Rockies, Non-breeding elsewhere
- CALIFORNIA 2022 TRIP: Seen at Berkeley
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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