Australasian / Australian Treecreepers
Creepers & Treecreepers
The Australasian / Australian Treecreepers includes the Red-browed Treecreeper, Climacteris erythrops; the Rufous Treecreeper, Climacteris rufa and the White-throated Treecreeper, Cormobates leucophaeus).
There are 7 species of Australasian treecreeper in the passerine bird family Climacteridae. They are medium-small, mostly brown-coloured birds with patterning on their underparts and all are endemic to Australia-New Guinea.
As their name implies, treecreepers forage for insects and other small creatures living on and under the bark of trees, mostly eucalypts, though several species also hunt on the ground, through leaf-litter, and on fallen timber.
Species of Climacteridae
- Papuan Treecreeper, Cormobates placens
- White-throated Treecreeper, Cormobates leucophaeus
- White-browed Treecreeper, Climacteris affinis
- Red-browed Treecreeper, Climacteris erythrops
- Brown Treecreeper, Climacteris picumnus
- Black-tailed Treecreeper, Climacteris melanura
- Rufous Treecreeper, Climacteris rufa
(Source: Wikipedia.org)
Black-tailed Treecreeper (Climacteris melanura)
French Name: Échelet à queue noire ... German Name: Schwarzschwanz-Baumrutscher ... Peters Family Name: Climacteridae: Australian Treecreepers ... Sibley-Monroe Family Name: Climacteridae: Australo-Papuan Treecreepers ... Gill (2nd Ed.) Family Name: Climacteridae: Australasian Treecreepers
Habitat: Open forest, riparian woodland ... Distribution: North Australia, Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia
English Synonyms: Allied Treecreeper
Brown Tree Creeper (Climacteris picumnus)
Papuan Treecreeper (Cormobates placens): French Name: Échelet papou ... German Name: Papuabaumrutscher ... Peters Family Name: CLIMACTERIDAE: Australian Treecreepers ... Sibley-Monroe Family Name: CLIMACTERIDAE: Australo-Papuan Treecreepers ... Gill (2nd Ed.) Family Name: CLIMACTERIDAE: Australasian Treecreepers
Habitat: Forest;mountains, elevation: 1250-3050m
English Synonyms: New Guinea Treecreeper
Red-browed Treecreeper(Climacteris erythrops): French Name: Échelet à sourcils roux ... German Name: Rostbrauen-Baumrutscher ... Peters Family Name: Climacteridae: Australian Treecreepers ... Sibley-Monroe Family Name: Climacteridae: Australo-Papuan Treecreepers ... Gill (2nd Ed.) Family Name: Climacteridae: Australasian Treecreepers
Habitat: Rain forest, dense eucalypt woodland ... Distribution: SE Australia (Queensland), New South Wales
Rufous Treecreeper (Climacteris rufa): French Name: Échelet roux ... German Name: Rostbauch-Baumrutscher ... Peters Family Name: Climacteridae: Australian Treecreepers ... Sibley-Monroe Family Name: Climacteridae: Australo-Papuan Treecreepers ... Gill (2nd Ed.) Family Name: Climacteridae: Australasian Treecreepers
Habitat: Open forest, dense eucalypt woodland ... Distribution: South & Western Australia
White-browed Creeper (Climacteris affinis): French Name: Échelet à sourcils blancs ... German Name: Weißbrauen-Baumrutscher ... Peters Family Name: Climacteridae:: Australian Treecreepers ... Sibley-Monroe Family Name: Climacteridae: Australo-Papuan Treecreepers ... Gill (2nd Ed.) Family Name: Climacteridae: Australasian Treecreepers
Habitat: Dry woodland
Distribution: Central Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Northern Territory, Western Australia
White-throated Treecreeper (Cormobates leucophaeus)
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