Brown Creeper

Certhia americana

The Brown Creepers have an appearance very reminiscent of a wren, but their behaviour is more like a nuthatch. These birds range across most of temperate North America in mature, coniferous forests. Nuthatches are usually observed climbing down tree trunks. Because of the need to use their tails as a brace, Brown Creepers are not capable of downward movement, and always climb up the trees. The cryptic patterning on their back provide these birds with a marvelous ability to almost dissappear against tree-bark.

There are 15 recognized subspecies of Brown Creepers. Most of the birds I’ve met I believe to be Certhia americana occidentalis, but the birds I met at Madera Canyon in Arizona appear to be a different subspecies, probably Certhia americana montana.

Brown Creeper - Certhia americana — **Brown Creeper**
*(Certhia americana)*

**Description:**
The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:08:12 18:43

**Location:**

Santa Rosa Mountain
Mountain Center, California
United States
7392.09 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/60

**File Name:** D3X3542-BrownCreeper

© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com

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Pin It — **Brown Creeper**
*(Certhia americana)*

**Description:**
The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:08:12 18:43

**Location:**

Santa Rosa Mountain
Mountain Center, California
United States
7392.09 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/60

**File Name:** D3X3542-BrownCreeper

© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com

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