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search Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) Scientific
classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Passeri Superfamily: Certhioidea
Family: Certhiidae Leach, 1820   The treecreepers are a family,
Certhiidae, of small passerine birds, widespread in wooded
regions of the Northern Hemisphere and sub-Saharan Africa. The
family contains ten species in two genera, Certhia and
Salpornis. Their plumage is dull-coloured, and as their name
implies, they climb over the surface of trees in search of food.
Distribution, habitat and movements[edit]  Most species of
treecreeper occur in the Palearctic and Indomalaya ecozones,
from Western Europe to Japan and India. One species occurs in
North America from Alaska to Nicaragua and another has a
discontinuous distribution in sub-Saharan Africa and India. All
species of treecreeper are found in forest and woodland
habitats. The more northerly species are partly migratory, a