Category Archives: Treecreeper
My second White-throated Treecreeper
These little birds move fast and tend to pick dim lighting for their appearances. My photo is a bit blurry, but you get the idea:
The bird sped up a tree trunk, dashing from side to side of the tree. Its white throat flashed in the dim light. The rest of the bird is mottled grey and brown, merging well with its surrounds.
This is only the second time that I’ve managed to identify a White-throated Treecreeper. The other time was at Capertee in 2023, when I managed to make a short video of a female bird. I think today’s bird is male: there’s no red spot at the top edge of the white throat.
Common name: White-throated Treecreeper
Scientific name: Cormobates leucophaeus
Approximate length: 13-15 cm
Date spotted: 18 May 2025 (autumn)
Location: Golden Gully near Hill End, New South Wales, Australia: 33°00’45.4″S 149°25’05.0″E
White-throated Treecreeper near Capertee
This sighting is another first for me! I’ve always wanted to see a treecreeper — they have such a romantic name. This little one is a female White-throated Treecreeper:
It was racing up and down a tree trunk, as treecreepers do. The bright white throat flashed in the dim early morning light, catching my eye. The bird has a small red spot at the upper edge of the white patch (see the time stamp 0.04 and 0.11 in the video), which marks it as a female.
Common name: White-throated Treecreeper
Scientific name: Cormobates leucophaeus
Approximate length: 13-15 cm
Date spotted: 23 April 2023 (autumn)
Location: Long Ridge, Capertee, New South Wales, Australia: 33°09’53.9″S 150°00’06.2″E
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