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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, near Narrogin, WA, in August 2015 and again in May 2018. All photographic and sighting information presented on this page has kindly been contributed by J. Greaves.

Photos

ADULT

Sex unknown

Lateral view of a Rufous Treecreeper (photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Dryandra Woodland, near Narrogin, WA, May 2018]

Near-dorsal view of a Rufous Treecreeper (photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Dryandra Woodland, near Narrogin, WA, May 2018]

Near-dorsal view of a Rufous Treecreeper on the ground (photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Dryandra Woodland, near Narrogin, WA, May 2018]

View of the underparts of a Rufous Treecreeper (photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Dryandra Woodland, near Narrogin, WA, May 2018]

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