Red-browed Treecreeper
Climacteris erythrops
Flat Rock Creek Track, Royal National Park, Sydney E NSW IMG_0215 20201216
Notes: Grey head & neck contrasting w. brown saddle - cf
White-throated Treecreeper, with
which
it is often found. Dark rusty eye-patch (absent in juvenile). Bold white
streaking on dark flanks
extends across breast. Juvenile little/no streaking. Adult
female rufous breast streaks, reddish
eyepatch within ½-year old. Arboreal in
both rough-barked and smooth-barked sclerophyll forests.
Range from Morcombe©
