Climacteris

Genus of birds

Climacteris is a genus of bird in the family Climacteridae. These birds and the other members of the family, genus Cormobates, are similar to Northern Hemisphere creepers, Certhiidae, in climbing helically up tree trunks looking for insect food. Differences from Cormobates areClimacteris species have black, slightly downcurved bills. They have a rusty chest stripe in the female. They have simple vocal repertoires that are the same for both sexes. They lay heavily marked pinkish eggs. They are cooperative breeders; male offspring of previous broods and sometimes other individuals help breeding pairs.

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