Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCerthiidae (Treecreepers)
- GenusCerthia (Typical Treecreepers)
- SpeciesCerthia americana (Brown Creeper)
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. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Creeper sighting in Voyageurs National Park, based on 38 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Voyageurs National Park
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brown Creeper in Voyageurs National Park?
About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Creeper sighting in Voyageurs National Park, based on 38 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Brown Creeper in Voyageurs National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Brown Creeper in Voyageurs National Park in our monthly data.