Brown Creeper Range Map

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Migration

Resident to short-distance migrant. Over most of their breeding range, Brown Creepers do not migrate, although northern and high-altitude populations move south or downhill in winter. Banding records indicate that Brown Creepers from parts of Canada can move as far south as North Carolina and Arkansas in winter.

Map data are provided by NatureServe in collaboration with Robert Ridgely, James Zook, The Nature Conservancy - Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International - CABS, World Wildlife Fund - US, and Environment Canada - WILDSPACE.

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