Biology:Rufous treecreeper
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Short description: Species of bird
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Climacteridae |
| Genus: | Climacteris |
| Species: | C. rufus
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| Binomial name | |
| Climacteris rufus Gould, 1841
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The rufous treecreeper (Climacteris rufus) is a species of bird in the family Climacteridae. 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.
Diet
It forages on the trunks and branches of Eucalyptus trees for insects.[3]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2020). "Climacteris rufus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T22703591A176210338. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22703591A176210338.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22703591/176210338. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ Michael Morcombe, Field Guide to Australian birds, Steve Parish Publishing,2004
- ↑ Rufous-treecreeper | Birdlife Australia
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1303348 entry
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