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Australasian treecreepers | Climacteridae

Australische boomkruipers | Trepadores australianos

Native species 6 species

Species that occur here by nature: breeding birds, winter visitors and passage migrants. They are arranged by genus, in the sequence of the list.

Climacteris 5 species

  • White-browed Treecreeper (Climacteris affinis)

    White-browed Treecreeper

    Climacteris affinis
    • Mulga and acacia shrubland
    • Casuarina and callitris woodland
  • Red-browed Treecreeper (Climacteris erythrops)

    Red-browed Treecreeper

    Climacteris erythrops
    • Wet sclerophyll forest
    • Dry sclerophyll forest and woodland
  • Black-tailed Treecreeper (Climacteris melanurus)

    Black-tailed Treecreeper

    Climacteris melanurus
    • Tropical eucalypt savanna
    • River red gum and creek-line woodland
    • Dry sclerophyll forest and woodland
  • Brown Treecreeper (Climacteris picumnus)

    Brown Treecreeper

    Climacteris picumnus
    • Dry sclerophyll forest and woodland
    • River red gum and creek-line woodland
  • Rufous Treecreeper (Climacteris rufus)

    Rufous Treecreeper

    Climacteris rufus
    • Dry sclerophyll forest and woodland
    • Wet sclerophyll forest

Cormobates 1 species

  • White-throated Treecreeper (Cormobates leucophaea)

    White-throated Treecreeper

    Cormobates leucophaea
    • Dry sclerophyll forest and woodland
    • Wet sclerophyll forest
    • Tropical rainforest
    • River red gum and creek-line woodland
    • Gardens and parks

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