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Historical bird plate: Brown Treecreeper

Multi-species plate · Mathews · 1910-1927

Two birds identified on this plate

Brown Treecreeper · Rufous Treecreeper

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Plate 499 & 504: Climacteris Temminck & Climacteris melanota & Melanota Rondani & Rufa Tournier

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01Brown Treecreeper
Climacteris melanotaClimacteris 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 melanotaBlack-backed Treecreeper
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.

Primary plate sourceSource volume transcriptionAviList v2025 taxonomic authority

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

02Rufous 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 Treecreeper
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 sourceSource volume transcriptionAviList v2025 taxonomic authority

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

Publication
The Birds of Australia, Volume 11
Plate
9
Creator
Gregory M. Mathews; plates by J. G. Keulemans, Henrik Grönvold, H. Goodchild, G. E. Lodge and Roland Green
Holding institution
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
Taxonomic authority
AviList 2025
Rights
Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.
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