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Brown creeper

Certhia americana

Photo by Maria dB
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Field Notes

Description:

Adults are brown on the upper parts with light spotting, resembling a piece of tree bark, with white under parts. They have a long thin bill with a slight downward curve and a long stiff tail used for support as the bird creeps upwards.

Habitat:

Jordan Lake

Reference Links:

Brown Creeper, Brown Creeper, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Comments (3)
Maria dB
Belated thanks, empidonax and Antonio. How cool that there is a similar species in Portugal!
AntónioGinjaGinja
Great capture Maria,these ,like Empidonax said are amazingly dificult to spott,the similar species we have here in Portugal,are very shine and dificult to see ,congrats and thanks for sharing
empidonax
It's hard to get photos of those!

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PublishedApril 5, 2014

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