Brown Creeper

Andes Treecreeper ( Certhia americana)

The Andean Treecreeper ( Certhia americana) is a North American songbird, which occupies the position of the Eurasian forest tree runner there.

Features

The plumage of the 13 cm long Andean tree runner is spotted on the upper side brown and white, with whitish and has a white eye-streak over. He has a long, thin, curved beak and a rigid support tail.

Occurrence

The Andean Treecreeper lives in coniferous and mixed forests in many parts of North America to Central America, the northern populations in the southeastern United States and northern Mexico.

Behavior

Outside the mating season of the Andes Treecreeper is a loner who only joins together in larger flocks during the cold season with other small birds. He studied systematically from trees for spiders and insects.

Reproduction

The Andean Treecreeper nests between ivy, loose bark or in a tree column. These cavities are lined with bark, moss and other plant material to a bag- shaped, soft nest is created. The female incubates alone five or six eggs of two weeks.