Juvi Treecreaper ID

["Philip Veerman" <>]

No adults nearby? Not an obvious choice. Only 3 local species but by my looking at Pizzey's book & HANZAB both White-throated & Red-browed have a white-throat and more obvious markings. Juv female White-throated have a really obvious chestnut rump but that doesn't help if it is a male (and rump not showing in the photo but you would have noticed). The lack of much contrasts suggests to me a Brown Treecreeper and I would go with that. But are they there? As a young bird it could easily be dispersed from somewhere distant. I have seen them in forest habitat near Suggan Buggan but not in forest around ACT. But I don't go there often enough. And I am not aware of having encountered young Brown Treecreepers so I am indifferent to that it doesn't exactly match these books though it does more than the other species.

 

Philip

 

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Subject: [canberrabirds] Juvi Treecreaper ID

Got this on Warks road on Saturday and not sure which one it is.

Any help would be appreciated.