Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCerthiidae (Treecreepers)
- GenusCerthia (Typical Treecreepers)
- SpeciesCerthia americana (Brown Creeper)
Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
📅 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 Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Brown Creeper sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 503 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown Creeper in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Brown Creeper in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our monthly data.