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Brown Treecreeper (south-eastern)
Climacteris picumnus victoriae
Australia's Threatened Species Category
Vulnerable
Listed since: 3/31/2023
IUCN's Threatened Species Category
Least Concern
Listed since: Sat Jan 09 2016 14:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Population trend: Decreasing
Other names: None
Priority Species?
The Australian government's Threatened Species Action Plan 2022-2032 selected over 100 priority species derived from consultation with threatened species experts and the wider community. While all species are important, focusing on a limited number of species can help target effort and resources so that outcomes can be achieved, measured and shared.
Description
Treecreepers climb over the surface of trees in search of food, probing the bark, but they also spend time on the ground searching for food. The Brown Treecreeper is the largest treecreeper in Australia with mostly pale brown plumage. They feed on insects and their larvae with ants being their favourite food. They are social birds who stay in the same area all year round.
Threats
As with most species, the Brown Treecreeper's main threat is habitat loss and fragmentation from agriculture and habitat degradation from over-grazing from livestock and suffer in areas where Noisy Miners dominate and compete for territory.
Quollity Conservation Hub's Overall Priority Score
53
Average life span:
Number of young produced each year:
Number of breeding events each year:
> 2yrs and < 5yrs
Several (> 3 - < 10)
Couple (<=2)
Minimum sexual maturity age:
1 - 2yrs
Who is helping?
Useful links for more detailed information on this species
DCCEEW - Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
SPRAT - DCCEEW Species Profile and Threats Database
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