Brown creeper

Certhia americana

The Brown creeper (Certhia americana) is a bird found in United States and Canada. Forests across North America. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, seeds and nuts and leaves and other plant parts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Certhia americana
Region	North America
Found in	United States and Canada

🏡 Where the Brown creeper lives

Forests across North America.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs70%
🌰 Seeds & nuts20%
🌿 Leaves & plants10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It climbs trees in a spiral, always going up, then flits to the next tree.

Hear the Brown creeper

Recorded by Greg Irving (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1077858. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Brown creeper

Where does the Brown creeper live?

The Brown creeper lives in United States and Canada. Forests across North America.

What does the Brown creeper eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 70%), seeds and nuts (about 20%), leaves and other plant parts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Brown creeper endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.