Papuan treecreeper

The Papuan treecreeper (Cormobates placens) is a species of bird in the family Climacteridae.[2] It was previously considered a subspecies of the white-throated treecreeper (C. leucophaea).[3]

Papuan treecreeper

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Climacteridae
Genus: Cormobates
Species:
C. placens
Binomial name
Cormobates placens
(Sclater, 1874)

It is found in the highlands of New Guinea.

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Cormobates placens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "Papuan Treecreeper (Cormobates placens)" Handbook of the Birds of the World. Retrieved 2014-3-23.
  3. Christidis L, Boles WE (2008). Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. Canberra: CSIRO Publishing. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-643-06511-6.


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