Creeper
Creeper is a common name for the birds of the family Certhiidae, but it
is also applied to some unrelated species that also creep about on
trees, rocks, or walls. The true creepers, however, are mostly small
(12-18 cm/4.75-7 in), with long toes and long, sharp, curved claws. The
brown creeper, Certhia familiaris, ranges over most of the temperate
Northern Hemisphere. It is small (13 cm/5 in) and is streaked with brown
above and white below. It has a long, thin, decurved bill and a stiff
tail, which it uses as a prop as it spirals up tree trunks. Names of
other creepers include the Rocky Mountain, Sierra, and California
creepers. Some warblers are called creepers.
» Length: 4.75 inches
» Small size
» Thin, decurved bill
» Bold white supercilium
» Brown upperparts with white spots
» Rusty rump
» White underparts
» Fairly long tail
» Sexes similar
» Feeds by creeping along tree trunks and branches
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