Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCerthiidae (Treecreepers)
- GenusCerthia (Typical Treecreepers)
- SpeciesCerthia americana (Brown Creeper)
Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Common Raven
Corvus corax
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Cactus Wren
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Pyrrhuloxia
Cardinalis sinuatus
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Canyon Towhee
Melozone fusca
Verdin
Auriparus flaviceps
Black-throated Sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata
Mexican Jay
Aphelocoma wollweberi
📅 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 Big Bend National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Brown Creeper sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown Creeper in Big Bend National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Brown Creeper in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.