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| − | + | [[Image:American_Treecreeper.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Kevin+Thompson|Kevin Thompson}}]] | |
| − | [[Image:American_Treecreeper.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by | + | '''Alternative name: American Treecreeper.''' |
| − | + | ;[[:Category:Certhia|Certhia]] americana | |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | [[File:Brown_Creeper_WNDR.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|wonderview|wonderview}}<br />[[Nova Scotia]], [[Canada]], 20 March 2021]] | |
| − | < | + | 5-5 3/4" (13-15 cm). Smaller than a sparrow.<br /> |
| − | < | + | A slender, streaked, brown bird, tinged with buff on flanks. |
| − | + | ==Distribution== | |
| − | + | Breeds from [[Alaska]], [[Ontario]], and [[Newfoundland]] southward throughout western mountains, Great Lakes region, [[North Carolina]], and [[New England]]. | |
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| − | < | + | Winters in breeding range and south to Gulf Coast and [[Florida]]. |
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | American Treecreeper is one of eight treecreepers in the genus '' [[:Category:Certhia|Certhia]]''; at least the two species in [[Europe]] are quite similar to the American species in also being cryptically patterned. | ||
| + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
| + | About twelve subspecies of ''Certhia americana'' are currently recognized: | ||
| + | *''C. a. alascensis'': South-central [[Alaska]]; winters to [[Arizona]] and [[New Mexico]] | ||
| + | *''C. a. occidentalis'': Coastal south-eastern [[Alaska]] to central [[California]] | ||
| + | *''C. a. stewarti'': Haida Gwaii ([[British Columbia]]) | ||
| + | *''C. a. montana'': [[British Columbia]] to Cascades, the Dakotas, southern [[Arizona]] and western [[Texas]] | ||
| + | *''C. a. zelotes'': Southern [[Oregon]] through Cascades and Coast ranges to southern [[California]] | ||
| + | *''C. a. americana'': Northern [[Saskatchewan]] to [[Newfoundland]] and north-eastern [[US]]; winters to [[Mexico]] | ||
| + | *''C. a. idahoensis'': Northern [[Idaho]] and north-western [[Montana]] to central [[Alberta]]; winters to [[Arizona]] | ||
| + | *''C. a. nigrescens'': Great Smoky Mountains of [[Tennessee]] and [[North Carolina]] | ||
| + | *''C. a. albescens'': Mountains of south-eastern [[Arizona]], south-western [[New Mexico]] and north-western [[Mexico]] | ||
| + | *''C. a. alticola'': Mountains of southern [[Mexico]] | ||
| + | *''C. a. pernigra'': Mountains of extreme southern [[Mexico]] (Chiapas) and northern [[Guatemala]] | ||
| + | *''C. a. extima'': Mountains of eastern [[Guatemala]], [[Honduras]] and north-western [[Nicaragua]] | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Deciduous and mixed woodlands. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | This species is usually seen creeping up tree trunks, using its long, stiff tail for support | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | The clutch consists of 6 or 7 white eggs, lightly speckled with brown, in a cup of bark shreds, feathers, sticks, and moss, usually placed against a tree trunk behind a peeling slab of bark. | ||
| + | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| + | '''Call''': A high-pitched, lisping ''tsee''.<br /> | ||
| + | '''Song''': A tinkling, descending warble. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug21}} | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Certhia | + | {{GSearch|"Certhia americana" {{!}} "Brown Creeper" {{!}} "American Treecreeper"}} |
| + | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
| + | <br /> | ||
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| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Certhia]] |
Revision as of 22:06, 9 February 2023
Photo by Kevin Thompson
Alternative name: American Treecreeper.
- Certhia americana
Identification
5-5 3/4" (13-15 cm). Smaller than a sparrow.
A slender, streaked, brown bird, tinged with buff on flanks.
Distribution
Breeds from Alaska, Ontario, and Newfoundland southward throughout western mountains, Great Lakes region, North Carolina, and New England.
Winters in breeding range and south to Gulf Coast and Florida.
Taxonomy
American Treecreeper is one of eight treecreepers in the genus Certhia; at least the two species in Europe are quite similar to the American species in also being cryptically patterned.
Subspecies[1]
About twelve subspecies of Certhia americana are currently recognized:
- C. a. alascensis: South-central Alaska; winters to Arizona and New Mexico
- C. a. occidentalis: Coastal south-eastern Alaska to central California
- C. a. stewarti: Haida Gwaii (British Columbia)
- C. a. montana: British Columbia to Cascades, the Dakotas, southern Arizona and western Texas
- C. a. zelotes: Southern Oregon through Cascades and Coast ranges to southern California
- C. a. americana: Northern Saskatchewan to Newfoundland and north-eastern US; winters to Mexico
- C. a. idahoensis: Northern Idaho and north-western Montana to central Alberta; winters to Arizona
- C. a. nigrescens: Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina
- C. a. albescens: Mountains of south-eastern Arizona, south-western New Mexico and north-western Mexico
- C. a. alticola: Mountains of southern Mexico
- C. a. pernigra: Mountains of extreme southern Mexico (Chiapas) and northern Guatemala
- C. a. extima: Mountains of eastern Guatemala, Honduras and north-western Nicaragua
Habitat
Deciduous and mixed woodlands.
Behaviour
This species is usually seen creeping up tree trunks, using its long, stiff tail for support
Breeding
The clutch consists of 6 or 7 white eggs, lightly speckled with brown, in a cup of bark shreds, feathers, sticks, and moss, usually placed against a tree trunk behind a peeling slab of bark.
Vocalisation
Call: A high-pitched, lisping tsee.
Song: A tinkling, descending warble.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Brown Creeper. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown_Creeper
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
