The rufous treecreeper (''Climacteris rufus'') is a species of

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in the family

Climacteridae There are seven species of Australasian treecreeper in the passerine bird family Climacteridae. They are medium-small, mostly brown birds with patterning on their underparts, and all are endemic to Australia-New Guinea. They resemble, but are n ...

. It is

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to Australia. Its natural

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s are temperate

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s and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Description

It is gray with a rufous face and breast and brown back. The male has dark streaks on his breast while the female has pale streaks.

Diet

It forages on the trunks and branches of Eucalyptus trees for insects.Rufous-treecreeper , Birdlife Australia
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Climacteris, rufous treecreeper Birds of South Australia Birds of Western Australia Endemic birds of Australia rufous treecreeper Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{passeri-stub