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Red-browed Treecreeper
Climacteris erythrops
Red-browed Treecreeper (Climacteris erythrops) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Red-browed Treecreeper (Climacteris erythrops) is a member of the Climacteridae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 23.3 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Climacteridae Australasian Treecreepers
- Genus Climacteris
- Species erythrops
Quick facts
- Weight
- 23.3 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Climacteridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Red-browed Treecreeper is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Red-browed Treecreeper is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Red-browed Treecreeper (Climacteris erythrops) is a member of the Climacteridae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU se QLD to e VIC (se Australia).
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 23.3 g, with a wing length of about 8.3 cm and a tail of around 6.4 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 317,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Red-browed Treecreeper?
The Red-browed Treecreeper is a small bird that weighs around 23.3 g.
Where does the Red-browed Treecreeper live?
The Red-browed Treecreeper is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU se QLD to e VIC (se Australia), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Red-browed Treecreeper belong to?
The Red-browed Treecreeper (Climacteris erythrops) belongs to the Climacteridae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Red-browed Treecreeper eat?
The Red-browed Treecreeper is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Red-browed Treecreeper migrate?
The Red-browed Treecreeper is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Red-browed Treecreeper endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Red-browed Treecreeper make?
1 real field recording of the Red-browed Treecreeper — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Red-browed Treecreeper's range?
The Red-browed Treecreeper has a mapped global range of about 317,000 km².
Conservation
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