Climacteris
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Climacteris is a genus of bird
in the Climacteridae family.
It contains the following species:
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
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Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Climacteridae family.
It contains the following species:
- White-browed TreecreeperWhite-browed TreecreeperThe White-browed Treecreeper is a species of bird in the Climacteridae family.It is endemic to Australia.-Conservation Status:...
, Climacteris affinis - Red-browed TreecreeperRed-browed TreecreeperThe Red-browed Treecreeper is a species of bird in the Climacteridae family.It is endemic to Australia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....
, Climacteris erythrops - Brown TreecreeperBrown TreecreeperThe Brown Treecreeper is the largest Australasian treecreeper. The bird is endemic to eastern Australia, found in eucalypt forests and woodlands of the Great Dividing Range. The Brown Treecreeper is pale brown to grey-brown, with black streaking on the underparts and black bars on the undertail....
, Climacteris picumnus - Black-tailed TreecreeperBlack-tailed TreecreeperThe Black-tailed Treecreeper 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.-References:...
, Climacteris melanura - Rufous TreecreeperRufous TreecreeperThe Rufous Treecreeper 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.-References:...
, Climacteris rufa
These birds and the other members of the family, genus Cormobates
Cormobates
Cormobates is a genus of bird in the Climacteridae family.It contains the following species:* White-throated Treecreeper * Papuan Treecreeper...
, 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 breedersCooperative breedingCooperative breeding is a social system in which individuals contribute care to offspring that are not their own at the expense of their own reproduction . When reproduction is monopolized by one or few of the adult group members and most adults do not reproduce, but help rear the breeder’s...
; male offspring of previous broods and sometimes other individuals help breeding pairs (Doerr 2003).