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Brown Treecreeper
Climacteris picumnusTemminck, 1824
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Climacteridae
- Genus
- Climacteris
At a glance
The Brown Treecreeper is a small bird, about 14–18 cm long, listed as Least Concern and endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 14–18 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Brown Treecreeper look like?
The Brown Treecreeper is a small bird, about 14–18 cm long and weighing 21–45 g.
The brown treecreeper is the largest Australasian treecreeper. The bird, endemic to eastern Australia, has a broad distribution, occupying areas from Cape York, Queensland, throughout New South Wales and Victoria to Port Augusta and the Flinders Ranges, South Australia. Prevalent nowadays between 16˚S and 38˚S, the population has contracted from the edges of its pre-European range, declining in Adelaide and Cape York. Found in a diverse range of habitats varying from coastal forests to mallee shrub-lands, the brown treecreeper often occupies eucalypt-dominated woodland habitats up to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft), avoiding areas with a dense shrubby understorey.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Brown Treecreeper?
The Brown Treecreeper is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
Call
jimchurches · Bellmount Forest NSW 2581, Australia
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Brown Treecreeper eat?
The Brown Treecreeper feeds on nectar/pollen and terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or flocks.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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