Brown Treecreeper
Climacteris picumnus ‡
Forest Den NP, NC Qld IMG_0093 20161010 - picumnus male.
Notes: Brownish w. a pale eyebrow & dark lores. Pale grey
streaks on brownish belly. Male has
small patch of black & white streaks
in upper breast. Female streaks on patch rufous & white.
Ssp victoriae
is larger than nominate picumnus, w. head markings duller & less distinct.
Ssp
melanotus smaller, darker upperparts, crown & tail; pale
creamy-white bold supercilium; bolder
streaking on ear-coverts. In eucalypt
woodlands & forests w. grassy understory. On ground too.
Range from Pizzey & Knight©(modified)
Shearers' Quarters, Murray-Sunset NP, NW Vic IMG_8235 20210409 - picumnus spends about the same time foraging onground as on 'treecreeping' on trunks & larger limbs.
Goschen Reserve, NW Vic IMG_4043 20251208 - picumnus male. CLICK for another pic.
Bennetts Rock, Terrick Terrick NP, NC Vic IMG_5755 20200121 - picumnus juvenile: white gape, supercillium duller.All treecreepers have long broad wing-bars. CLICK for another juvenile at Goschen Reserve, NW Vic 20251208.
Gobarup Conservation Reserve, C Vic IMG_8649 20190927 - victoriae head markings duller, less distinct; upperpartsbrowner.
Inglewood Botanic Gardens, NC Vic IMG_4626 20211102 - victoriae CLICK for another pic.
McKillops Bridge, E Vic IMG_7228 20151204 - victoriae
Willis Camp, Snowy River Road, E Vic IMG_6130 20190311 - victoriae
Springvale Road, Wondecla, FNE Qld IMG_3327 20200612 - melanotus upperparts uniform blackish-brown, darker browncrown, pale creamy-white bold supercilium.
Springvale Road, Wondecla, FNE Qld IMG_3339 20200612 - melanotus
Kelly-St George Roads, Desailly, FNE Qld IMG_7668 20180307 - melanotus
Bennetts Rock, Terrick Terrick NP, NC Vic IMG_5765 20200121 - picumnus juvenile x 2.
Gobarup Conservation Reserve, C Vic IMG_8652 20190927 - victoriae
Inglewood Botanic Gardens, NC Vic IMG_4643 20211102 - victoriae?