Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom / CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
White-browed Treecreeper
Climacteris affinis
White-browed Treecreeper (Climacteris affinis) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The White-browed Treecreeper (Climacteris affinis) is a member of the Climacteridae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 21.7 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 affinis
Quick facts
- Weight
- 21.7 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Climacteridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The White-browed Treecreeper is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The White-browed Treecreeper is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The White-browed Treecreeper (Climacteris affinis) belongs to the Climacteridae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU sc Australia.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 21.7 g, with a wing length of about 8.5 cm and a tail of around 5.8 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 2.6 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the White-browed Treecreeper?
The White-browed Treecreeper is a small bird that weighs around 21.7 g.
Where does the White-browed Treecreeper live?
The White-browed Treecreeper is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU sc Australia, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the White-browed Treecreeper belong to?
The White-browed Treecreeper (Climacteris affinis) belongs to the Climacteridae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the White-browed Treecreeper eat?
The White-browed Treecreeper is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the White-browed Treecreeper migrate?
The White-browed Treecreeper is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the White-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 White-browed Treecreeper make?
1 real field recording of the White-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 White-browed Treecreeper's range?
The White-browed Treecreeper has a mapped global range of about 2.6 million km².
Conservation
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