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White-throated Treecreeper
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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
External links
- Australasian Treecreeper videos on the Internet Bird Collection