Red-browed treecreeper

Red-browed treecreeper
Red-browed treecreeper collecting fur as nesting material
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Climacteridae
Genus: Climacteris
Species: C. erythrops
Binomial name
Climacteris erythrops
Gould, 1841

The red-browed treecreeper (Climacteris erythrops) is a species of bird in the family Climacteridae. It is endemic to temperate and subtropical eastern Australia. It is found in mature eucalypt forests and woodlands in both coastal and mountainous regions, from central Victoria to south-eastern Queensland.[1]

Diet

It feeds on Invertebrates.[2]

Description

It has a dark brown back and a red brow above its eye.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Climacteris erythrops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. Red-browed Treecreeper | Birdlife Australia
  3. Morcombe, Michael (2004). Field guide to Australian birds. Steve Parish Publishing.


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