Australasian treecreeper
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There are 7 species of Australasian treecreeper in the passerine bird family Climacteridae. They are medium-small, mostly brown-coloured birds with patterning on their underparts and all are endemic to Australia-New Guinea.
As their name implies, treecreepers forage for insects and other small creatures living on and under the bark of trees, mostly eucalypts, though several species also hunt on the ground, through leaf-litter, and on fallen timber.
Species of Climacteridae
- Papuan Treecreeper, Cormobates placens
- White-throated Treecreeper, Cormobates leucophaeus
- White-browed Treecreeper, Climacteris affinis
- Red-browed Treecreeper, Climacteris erythrops
- Brown Treecreeper, Climacteris picumnus
- Black-tailed Treecreeper, Climacteris melanura
- Rufous Treecreeper, Climacteris rufade:Baumrutscher
fr:Climacteridae lt:Australoazijos liputiniai nl:Australische kruipers ja:キノボリ科 (Sibley) pt:Climacteridae