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White-throated Treecreeper
Cormobates leucophaea(Latham, 1801)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Climacteridae
- Genus
- Cormobates
At a glance
The White-throated Treecreeper is a small bird, about 14–17 cm long, endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 14–17 cm
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a White-throated Treecreeper look like?
The White-throated Treecreeper is a small bird, about 14–17 cm long and weighing 16–50 g.
The white-throated treecreeper is an Australian treecreeper found in the forests of eastern Australia. It is also called Dilmun in the Gathang language of the Worimi people, who reside in eastern Port Stephens and Great Lakes regions of coastal New South Wales, Australia. The Dilmun is the totem of Worimi women. It is unrelated to the northern hemisphere treecreepers. It is a small passerine bird with predominantly brown and white plumage and measuring some 15 cm (6 in) long on average. It is insectivorous, eating mainly ants. Unlike treecreepers of the genus Climacteris, the white-throated treecreeper does not engage in cooperative breeding, and wherever it overlaps with species of that genus, it feeds upon much looser bark besides typically using different trees.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a White-throated Treecreeper?
The White-throated 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
Caleb Catto · Dorrigo, Dorrigo National Park, AU-NS-BE, AU-NS, AU
Call
John Cull · The Basin VIC 3154, Australia
Call
Ben Fisher · Millbrook VIC 3352, Australia
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graeme lunt · Lal Lal VIC 3352, Australia
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a White-throated Treecreeper eat?
The White-throated Treecreeper feeds on terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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