Wednesday, June 27, 2012

>Climacteris affinis (White-browed Treecreeper)

White-browed Treecreeper


White-browed Treecreeper
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Climacteridae
Genus:Climacteris
Species:C. affinis
Binomial name
Climacteris affinis
Blyth, 1864
The White-browed Treecreeper (Climacteris affinis) is a species of bird in the Climacteridae family. It is endemic to Australia.
White-browed Treecreeper.ogg
Eulo, SW Queensland, Australia

Conservation Status

White-browed Treecreepers are not listed as threatened on the Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. However, their conservation status varies from state to state within Australia. For example:
  • The White-browed Treecreeper is listed as threatened on the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act (1988). Under this Act, an Action Statement for the recovery and future management of this species has been prepared.
  • On the 2007 advisory list of threatened vertebrate fauna in Victoria, the White-browed Treecreeper is listed as vulnerable.

No comments: