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The White-throated treecreeper (Cormobates leucophaea) is a bird found in Australia. Eucalyptus forests of eastern Australia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and nectar. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the White-throated treecreeper lives

Eucalyptus forests of eastern Australia.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs90%
• 🌸 Nectar10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the White-throated treecreeper

Recorded by Romuald Mikusek (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1173875. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the White-throated treecreeper

Where does the White-throated treecreeper live?

The White-throated treecreeper lives in Australia. Eucalyptus forests of eastern Australia.

What does the White-throated treecreeper eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 90%), nectar (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the White-throated treecreeper endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Australia & Oceania

• Yellow-eyed penguin
• Blue duck
• Abbott's booby
• Guam kingfisher
• Hawaiian crow
• Kauaʻi ʻōʻō

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.