Rufous treecreeper
| Rufous treecreeper | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Climacteridae |
| Genus: | Climacteris |
| Species: | C. rufus |
| Binomial name | |
| Climacteris rufus Gould, 1841 | |
The rufous treecreeper (Climacteris rufus) is a species of bird in the Climacteridae family. It is endemic to Australia.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Description
It is gray with a rufous face and breast and brown back.[2] The male has dark streaks on his breast while the female has pale streaks.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Climacteris rufus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Michael Morcombe, Field Guide to Australian birds, Steve Parish Publishing,2004
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