#climacteris

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Climacteris rufus by Chris Chafer

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Climacteris melanurus by Mark Sanders

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Climacteris picumnus by patrickkavanagh

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Climacteris erythrops by Chris.Kookaburra

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Climacteris affinis by Chris Burns

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#3481 - Climacteris rufus - Rufous Treecreeper 

Creeping on trees, rufously. The name means 'reddish ladder-climber'.

Small birds endemic to Western and South Australia, usually in eucalypt woodland, where they patrol the treetrunks searching for insects.

Australasian treecreepers nest in tree hollows, and can be territorial, but some species recruit up to three helpers - usually older male offspring - to help construct the nest, feed the incubating female, and rear their younger siblings.

The Climacteridae family is found in Australia and Papua, but despite resembling the Certhiid treecreepers of the Northern Hemisphere, are not closely related.

Yilliminning Rock, E. of Narrogin, Western Australia