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Endemic to [[Australia]]: found in [[New South Wales]], [[Queensland]], [[South Australia]] and [[Victoria]]. | Endemic to [[Australia]]: found in [[New South Wales]], [[Queensland]], [[South Australia]] and [[Victoria]]. |
Revision as of 22:35, 28 September 2013
- Climacteris picumnus
Identification
- Grey brown
- Lower breast and belly streaked black
- Black barred undertail
- Pale face
- Dark eyeline
- Dark crown
Male: black and white streaks in upper breast
Female: rufous and white streaks
Distribution
Endemic to Australia: found in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 3 subspecies:
- C. p. melanotus:
- North-eastern Queensland (southern Cape York Peninsula)
- C. p. picumnus:
- Central and eastern Queensland to central Victoria and eastern South Australia
- C. p. victoriae:
- South-eastern South Australia (south-eastern Queensland through eastern New South Wales to south-western Victoria)
Habitat
Drier open forest and woodland clearings, riverine woodland.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes ants, insects, invertebrates, some nectar and sap.
Breeding
Both sexes build the nest in a tree hollow from grasses. The female incubates the eggs.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Birds in Backyards
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Brown Treecreeper. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown_Treecreeper