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BIRD FACTS |
Description
The White-browed Treecreeper is found in inland Australia. It has greyish brown back, grey head and chest, the belly is dark streaked with white. It has a white stripe or brow above the eye, and white streaking behind the eye. The upper surface of the wings have a buff band down the centre that is visible in flight. Juveniles are similar to adults but with fainter less contrasty streaking.
Size
14 cm
Habitat
arid woodland, shrubland
Food
insects and other invertebrates found on trees and logs
Breeding
The nest is made from grass and bark lined with soft material. The female lays two or three pinkish eggs with darker spots.
Range
The White-browed Treecreeper is found in arid areas of inland Australia in Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia and Northern Territory
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Passeriformes | | Family: | Climacteridae | | Genus: | Climacteris | | Species: | affinis | | Common Name: | White-browed Treecreeper |
Relatives in same Genus
Red-browed Treecreeper (C. erythrops)
Brown Treecreeper (C. picumnus)
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