Animalia Life
Certhia americana
TAXONOMY
Certhia americana Bonaparte, 1838, North America.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
English: American treecreeper; French: Grimpereau brun;
German: Andenbaumlдufer; Spanish: Trepador Americano.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Length 5.25 in (13 cm). Populations highly variable, but generally
upperparts dark brown, spotted and streaked with white,
buff, or pale gray; cinnamon-colored rump and undertail
coverts, underparts white to buff; western and Mexican populations
darker and smaller.
DISTRIBUTION
North and Central America.
HABITAT
Forest and woodland.
BEHAVIOR
Fly to base of tree and search for insects while climbing upwards.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Spiders, insects, and other small invertebrates; sometimes seeds
from feeders in winter.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Nest behind loose bark or crevice within 197 ft (60 m) of water.
Nest cup shaped with “horns.” Five to six eggs, eggs white
with reddish brown spots.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Possibly declining, but not threatened at this time.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
None known.
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