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Rufous Treecreeper (Climacteris rufus) Alternate name(s): "Woodpecker*" Aboriginal name(s): "djini" (WA) Size: 15-17 cm Weight: 27-37 g

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Physical description Click here for a physical description Rufous Treecreepers have a cinnamon-rufous front (face, throat, lower chest, belly, vent) and rump, while the back (cap, nape of the neck, shoulders, mantle, wings and tail) is grey-brown. On the upper chest they have some streaking, which is black and buff in males and buff only in females. The irises are dark, the bill, legs and feet are dark-grey.

Taxonomy, classification See Rufous Treecreeper at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species Click here for information on habitat and range The overall distribution of this species can be assessed based on sighting reports submitted by birdwatchers to ebird.org . The global distribution of the Rufous Treecreeper is available HERE . Rufous Treecreepers are endemic to Australia. They are found only in the South of the continent, in SA and WA. Their range extends from Eyre Peninsula in SA, via the northern fringe of the Nullarbor, to the south-western part of WA (up to about a line connecting Kalgoorlie and Kalbarri NP. Rufous Treecreepers are found in a variety of habitats, from wet forest via open woodland to mallee- and Triodia ("Spinifex")-dominated semi-arid country.

Sightings Click here for sighting information J. Greaves reports spotting a Rufous Treecreeper, at Porongurup NP, WA, in March 2015 and at Dryandra Woodlands, WA, in August 2015. All photographic and sighting information from the wild presented on this page has kindly been contributed by J. Greaves.

Photos

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Near-lateral view of a Rufous Treecreeper (photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Dryandra Woodland, WA, August 2015]

Lateral view of a Rufous Treecreeper (photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Porongurup NP, WA, March 2015]

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