Whitlocka

picture info	Whitlocka ''Climacteris'' is a genus of bird in the family Climacteridae. These birds and the other members of the family, genus ''Cormobates'', are similar to Northern Hemisphere creepers, Certhiidae, in climbing helically up tree trunks looking for insect food. Differences from ''Cormobates'' are ''Climacteris'' species have black, slightly downcurved bills. They have a rusty chest stripe in the female. (In ''Cormobates'' the female is marked on the face.) They have simple vocal repertoires that are the same for both sexes. They lay heavily marked pinkish eggs (Simpson and Day 1999). They are cooperative breeders; male offspring of previous broods and sometimes other individuals help breeding pairs (Doerr 2003). It contains the following species: The Australian author G. M. Mathews published new generic names in 1912, based on characteristics that distinguished two species from this genus, ''Whitlocka'', to describe the black-tailed northwestern species, ''Climacteris melanur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Climacteris ''Climacteris'' is a genus of bird in the family Climacteridae. These birds and the other members of the family, genus '' Cormobates'', are similar to Northern Hemisphere creepers, Certhiidae, in climbing helically up tree trunks looking for insect food. Differences from ''Cormobates'' are ''Climacteris'' species have black, slightly downcurved bills. They have a rusty chest stripe in the female. (In ''Cormobates'' the female is marked on the face.) They have simple vocal repertoires that are the same for both sexes. They lay heavily marked pinkish eggs (Simpson and Day 1999). They are cooperative breeders; male offspring of previous broods and sometimes other individuals help breeding pairs (Doerr 2003). It contains the following species: The Australian author G. M. Mathews Gregory Macalister Mathews CBE FRSE FZS FLS (10 September 1876 – 27 March 1949) was an Australian-born amateur ornithologist who spent most of his later life in England. Life He was born in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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