White-throated Treecreeper

White-throated Treecreeper

Cormobates leucophaea

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Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
at Grampians National Park

In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%

461 Verified sightings at Grampians National Park From 2019 to 2026
7,822 In all 11 parks
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the White-throated Treecreeper

The white-throated treecreeper (Cormobates leucophaea) is an Australian treecreeper found in the forests of eastern Australia. It is also called Dilmun in the Gathang language of the Worimi people, who reside in eastern Port Stephens and Great Lakes regions of coastal New South Wales, Australia. The Dilmun is the totem of Worimi women. It is unrelated to the northern hemisphere treecreepers. It is a small passerine bird with predominantly brown and white plumage and measuring some 15 cm (6 in) long on average. It is insectivorous, eating mainly ants. Unlike treecreepers of the genus Climacteris, the white-throated treecreeper does not engage in cooperative breeding, and wherever it overlaps with species of that genus, it feeds upon much looser bark besides typically using different trees.

It was first described by ornithologist John Latham in 1801 as Certhia leucophaea. For many years it was classified in the genus Climacteris. The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek kormos 'trunk of a tree', and 'batēs' from the verb 'to go' or 'to travel', and refers to its mode of walking up and down trees. Its specific name is derived from the Ancient Greek leuko- 'white... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:22

Australia · 2024

© Romuald Mikusek · XC1173875 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:19

Australia · 2024

© Tom Cooney · XC1103102 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Uncertain0:14

Australia · 2020

© nick talbot · XC584134 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~60%
2 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~50%
3 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~50%
4 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~40%
5 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~40%
6 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~40%
7 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
8 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
9 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
10 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
11 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
2 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
3 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-throated Treecreeper in Grampians National Park?

Likely

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a White-throated Treecreeper sighting in Grampians National Park on a given day, based on 461 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 145 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a White-throated Treecreeper in Grampians National Park?

January, June–July and September–October

In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a White-throated Treecreeper in Grampians National Park on a given day, against about 40% in March to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a White-throated Treecreeper?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-throated Treecreeper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Grampians National Park the best place to see a White-throated Treecreeper?

3rd of 11

Of the 11 parks where we can rate White-throated Treecreeper sightings, Grampians National Park ranks 3rd at about 50%. The best odds are in Kosciuszko National Park (Australia, about 60%) and Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 50%). All parks ranked.

Where does the White-throated Treecreeper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White-throated Treecreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Grampians National Park (461 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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