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Brown Creeper

Certhia americana · Family Certhiidae

Certhia americana

Family Certhiidae

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Certhiidae
GBIF occurrence records
2,979,828
Countries and territories with records
14
Brown Creeper
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About this species

This species has 2,979,828 occurrence records from 14 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from the United States (78.9%) and Canada (20.3%); together they account for 99.2% of the total. In the United States, this species accounts for 0.21% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Certhia americana combines the genus name Certhia with the species epithet americana. The Warbla app catalog lists 9 species of the genus Certhia; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Certhia brachydactyla, Certhia familiaris and Certhia himalayana.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 10 species of the family Certhiidae. This species has the most records among them. Its record count is 4.9 times the family average (606,165). The family Certhiidae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.

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