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Brown creeper

Certhia americana Bonaparte, 1838

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The brown creeper (Certhia americana) is a species in the family Certhiidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 8.1 g to 9 g and live up to 4.6 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Brown creeper (Certhia americana)
Photo: Mdf · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the brown creeper

Weight
8.1 g – 9 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
4.6 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
8.17 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
15 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
5.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1.5src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the brown creeper live?

Not recorded

What is the brown creeper?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The brown creeper (Certhia americana), also known as the American treecreeper, is a small songbird, the only North American member of the treecreeper family Certhiidae.

From the Wikipedia article “Brown creeper” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brown_creeper&oldid=1374243035), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the brown creeper endangered?

The brown creeper is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the brown creeper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCerthiidae
  6. genusCerthia
  7. SpeciesCerthia americana Bonaparte, 1838

Synonyms Certhia caudacuta, Certhia familiaris, Parus pinus

Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • American brown creeperEnglish
  • American tree-creeperEnglish
  • American tree-creeperEnglish
  • American treecreeperEnglish
  • American treecreeperEnglish
  • Brown treecreeperEnglish
  • Американска дърволазкаBulgarian
  • Kraperig gellBreton
  • raspinell americàCatalan
  • šoupálek americkýCzech
  • dringwr AmericaWelsh
  • Amerikansk TræløberDanish
  • Anden-BaumläuferGerman
  • Amerika-BaumläuferGerman
  • AmerikabaumläuferGerman
  • AndenbaumläuferGerman
  • bruna certioEsperanto
  • Amerika certioEsperanto
  • Trepador americanoSpanish
  • Agateador americanoSpanish
  • Trepadorcito AmericanoSpanish
  • ameerika porrEstonian
  • amerikanpuukiipijäFinnish
  • Grimpereau brunFrench
  • Snag MeiriceánachIrish
  • američki puzavacCroatian
  • Amerikai fakuszHungarian
  • amerikai fakúszHungarian
  • Rampichino americanoItalian
  • アメリカキバシリJapanese
  • amerikinis liputisLithuanian
  • brūnā mizložņaLatvian
  • Amerikaanse BoomkruiperDutch
  • amerikatrekryperNorwegian
  • pełzacz amerykańskiPolish
  • trepadeira-americanaPortuguese
  • Американская пищухаRussian
  • kôrovník lesnýSlovak
  • Američki puzićSerbian
  • amerikansk trädkrypareSwedish
  • Amerika TırmaşıkkuşuTurkish
  • підкоришник американськийUkrainian
  • 美洲旋木雀Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the brown creeper

Other species in the same genus Certhia.

CompareBrown creeper vs Eurasian treecreeperBrown creeper vs Short-toed treecreeperBrown creeper vs Bar-tailed treecreeperBrown creeper vs Rusty-flanked treecreeper

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the brown creeper?

An adult brown creeper weighs 8.1 g – 9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the brown creeper endangered?

The brown creeper is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the brown creeper live?

The brown creeper has a recorded lifespan of 4.6 years.

What kind of animal is the brown creeper?

The brown creeper (Certhia americana) belongs to the family Certhiidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Brown creeper (Certhia americana). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-creeper

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BibTeX
@misc{brown_creeper_2026,
  title = {Brown creeper (Certhia americana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-creeper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}