White-throated Treecreeper

White-throated Treecreeper

Cormobates leucophaea

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Lamington National Park

In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%

1,499 Verified sightings at Lamington National Park From 2019 to 2026
7,822 In all 11 parks
February 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 Lamington National Park?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a White-throated Treecreeper sighting in Lamington National Park on a given day, based on 1,499 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 30th most-seen of the 171 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, 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 Lamington National Park?

February

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a White-throated Treecreeper in Lamington National Park on a given day, against about 20% in April, the lowest month. That is one of Lamington National Park's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain against 40 mm in August.

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.

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 Lamington National Park (1,499 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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