Brown Treecreeper

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When to see the Brown Treecreeper

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Brown Treecreeper

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About the Brown Treecreeper

The brown treecreeper is the largest Australasian treecreeper. The bird, endemic to eastern Australia, has a broad distribution, occupying areas from Cape York, Queensland, throughout New South Wales and Victoria to Port Augusta and the Flinders Ranges, South Australia. Prevalent nowadays between 16˚S and 38˚S, the population has contracted from the edges of its pre-European range, declining in Adelaide and Cape York. Found in a diverse range of habitats varying from coastal forests to mallee shrub-lands, the brown treecreeper often occupies eucalypt-dominated woodland habitats up to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft), avoiding areas with a dense shrubby understorey.

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Easily confused with

Red-browed TreecreeperClimacteris erythropsIt has a dark brown back and a red brow above its eye. Rufous TreecreeperClimacteris rufusThe rufous treecreeper measures between 15–17cm from bill to tail and weighs 27-37 grams, with a wingspan of approximately 16-18cm. White-browed TreecreeperClimacteris affinisThe brown treecreeper (Climacteris picumnus) is similar in appearance to the white-browed treecreeper; however, the brown treecreeper's breast streaks are duller and ear-covert streaking confined to rear coverts.

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