Rufous treecreeper
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| Species: | C. rufus
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| Climacteris rufus Gould, 1841
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The rufous treecreeper (Climacteris rufus) is a species of bird in the family Climacteridae. It is endemic to Australia.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Description
It is gray with a rufous face and breast and brown back.[2] The male has dark streaks on his breast while the female has pale streaks.
Diet
It forages on the trunks and branches of Eucalyptus trees for insects.[3]
References
- ^ Template:IUCN
- ^ Michael Morcombe, Field Guide to Australian birds, Steve Parish Publishing,2004
- ^ Rufous-treecreeper | Birdlife Australia
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