Australasian Treecreepers (Climacteridae)

Red-browed Treecreeper (Climacteris erythrops) - HBW 12, p. 658

French: Échelet à sourcils roux German: Rostbrauen-Baumrutscher Spanish: Corretroncos Cejirrojo
Other common names: Red-eyebrowed Treecreeper

Taxonomy: Climacteris erythrops Gould, 1841, Liverpool Ranges, New South Wales, Australia.
Genus name originally introduced with no indication of intended gender, so deemed to be masculine by default. Forms a superspecies with C. affinis. Birds from mountain forests of SE coast of Victoria described as race olinda, but generally considered indistinguishable from populations in rest of range. Monotypic.

Distribution: Coastal and highland forests of SE Australia, from SE Queensland S to Victoria (E from slightly W of Melbourne).

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