How big is a Papuan Treecreeper?

The Papuan Treecreeper is a small sized bird weighing about 22 g.

Where can you see a Papuan Treecreeper?

The Papuan Treecreeper occurs in 2 countries, including Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

What birds look similar to a Papuan Treecreeper?

The Papuan Treecreeper is most easily confused with the White-throated Treecreeper.

Is the Papuan Treecreeper endangered?

The Papuan Treecreeper is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Papuan Treecreeper

Cormobates placens

Australasian Treecreepers · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Papuan Treecreeper (Cormobates placens) is a legendary australasian treecreeper found in 2 countries, weighing about 22 g. The Papuan treecreeper is a species of bird in the family Climacteridae.

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Papuan Treecreeper (Cormobates placens), photo 1 — Photo: Nigel Voaden · CC BY 4.0

Papuan Treecreeper (Cormobates placens), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Papuan Treecreeper

The Papuan treecreeper is a species of bird in the family Climacteridae. It was previously considered a subspecies of the white-throated treecreeper.

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Where it lives

Indonesia Papua New Guinea

When to see it

Best months: June, July, August, September, October, November, with peak activity in August. It is a winter visitor species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

White-throated TreecreeperCormobates leucophaea

Quick questions

What does a Papuan Treecreeper look like?: The Papuan treecreeper is a species of bird in the family Climacteridae.
How big is a Papuan Treecreeper?: The Papuan Treecreeper is a small sized bird weighing about 22 g.
Where can you see a Papuan Treecreeper?: The Papuan Treecreeper occurs in 2 countries, including Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
What birds look similar to a Papuan Treecreeper?: The Papuan Treecreeper is most easily confused with the White-throated Treecreeper.
Is the Papuan Treecreeper endangered?: The Papuan Treecreeper is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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