WHITE-THROATED TREECREEPER Cormobates leucophaeus
One of the common bird calls of the Monument Hill, is that of the Treecreepers. |
| The female treecreeper has an orange spot under her eye |
They can be heard over a wide area, the voices carrying a long way. At times they will call from a perch for ten and twenty minutes at a time Like a single high pitched, and very resonant bell, the 'whit, whit, whit, whit', quickly repeated, is easy to recognize. Not being particularly timid, it is possible to follow the sound back to tree from which they are calling.
Graeme Chapman has a wonderful collection of bird calls if you are unsure of what is which. This link should take you to the call of our Treecreeper.Graeme Chapman White-throated Treecreeper.
When not perching in one place, they are busy birds, working their way up the trunks of trees, digging under loose hanging bark for insects. In this area it is possible, by sitting quietly and patiently under a likely group of trees, to see a the treecreeper settle on a nearby trunk before making its way up and around the trunk, busily searching for insects as it goes.
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| The male bird has a clear white face and chest |
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