tree creeper

/tri ˌkripər/

Definitions of tree creeper

1. noun

   any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb up a tree trunk supporting themselves on stiff tail feathers and their feet
   synonyms: creeper

   types:

   American creeper, Certhia americana, brown creeper

   a common creeper in North America with a down-curved bill

   Certhia familiaris, European creeper

   common European brown-and-buff tree creeper with down-curved bill

   Tichodroma muriaria, tichodrome, wall creeper

   crimson-and-grey songbird that inhabits town walls and mountain cliffs of southern Eurasia and northern Africa

   type of:

   oscine, oscine bird

   passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
2. noun

   any of numerous South American and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers
   synonyms: wood-creeper, woodcreeper, woodhewer

   type of:

   tyrannid

   a passerine bird of the suborder Tyranni