Thursday 30 April 2015

The Brown creeper (Certhia americana)

The Brown creeper is also known as the American tree creeper. It has a high pitched song which although can be heard makes it difficult to pinpoint and the coloration of its plumage is a masterpiece of camouflage making it a very difficult bird to detect. It has a wide distribution ranging throughout the North American continent and as far south to northern parts of Nicaragua.
Brown creeper adult birds are brown on the back and backs of their wings and very much the color of tree bark. They have white under parts and are up to 5.3 inches long. They have a long, thin downward curving bill and a long tail. The bill of the male is slightly larger than that of the female  Read more

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