Historical bird plate: Brown Treecreeper

Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Four birds identified on this plate

Brown Treecreeper · Red-browed Treecreeper · Rufous Treecreeper

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Plate V, Climacteris: Climacteris Temminck & Rufa Tournier

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01Brown Treecreeper

Climacteris scandensClimacteris picumnusShow this identification

Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateClimacteris scandensBrown Tree-creeper

Name used todayClimacteris picumnusBrown Treecreeper

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

Medium confidence: The identification is supported, but part of the connection depends on interpretation of a broader historical concept, locality or other contextual evidence.

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02Brown Treecreeper

Climacteris melanonotaClimacteris picumnus melanotusShow this identification

Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateClimacteris melanonotaBlack Tree-creeper

Name used todayClimacteris picumnus melanotusBrown Treecreeper

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

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03Red-browed Treecreeper

Climacteris erythropsClimacteris erythropsShow this identification

Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateClimacteris erythropsRed-eyebrowed Tree-creeper

Name used todayClimacteris erythropsRed-browed Treecreeper

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

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04Rufous Treecreeper

Climacteris rufaClimacteris rufusShow this identification

Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateClimacteris rufaRufous Tree-creeper

Name used todayClimacteris rufusRufous Treecreeper

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

Primary plate source Source volume transcription AviList v2025 taxonomic authority

The bird today

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Publication: The Birds of Australia, Volume 3
Plate: 53
Creator: Gracius J. Broinowski
Holding institution: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
Taxonomic authority: AviList 2025
Rights: Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.

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