List of Birds of South Carolina - Treecreepers

Treecreepers

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Certhiidae

Treecreepers are small woodland birds with brown backs and white underparts. They have thin pointed down-curved bills, which they use to extricate insects from bark. They have stiff tail feathers, like woodpeckers, which they use to support themselves on vertical trees. In South Carolina, one species has been recorded.

  • Brown Creeper, Certhia americana

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