Brown Creeper
(Certhia americana)
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Creeper Information Length: 5 - 5.5" Habitat: Mature coniferous and mixed forests. Occasionally, deciduous woodlands. Standing dead trees or snags is a habitat requirement. In winter, also found in open woodlands, parks, orchards, and suburban areas. Diet: Mostly insects and their larvae, spiders and their eggs, and pseudoscorpions. Insects include ants, stink bugs, beetles, weevils, |
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| leaf hoppers, and many others. In winter, adds small amount of seeds to diet. |  |
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 Identification
tips for the Brown Creeper |
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| Cornell
Lab of Ornithology Illustration of Brown Creeper, description, song, distribution and migration, status. |
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