Summary ³

L 5” Wt. 0.3oz
Description: The Brown Creeper has streaky brown body and slightly curved bill.

Habitat: Mature coniferous forest and mixed woods.
Fun Facts: The Brown Creeper creeps up the trunks of trees in search of insects. It then flies in a spiral back down the tree trunk or to another tree to begin its creep upward again.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) islandstewards, all rights reserved
2. (c) Jerry Downs, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/25249891@N00/2149245135
3. Adapted by islandstewards from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certhia_americana

More Info

• iNat taxon page
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