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White-browed or Brown Treecreeper 4 years 11 months ago #2120

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I have just returned from a trip to Bowra and would like assistance to confirm if the bird in the attached image is White-browed Treecreeper or a Brown? Note that during the visit I photographed some Browns which were relatively easy to ID.

Fors for White-browed
White supercillum rather than brown
Darker striping to flanks

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Browns more common at Bowra
No clear covert striping
Browns sometimes have whitish supercillums

I have posted on eBird as a White-browed, but now I am not so sure and want to fix it if it is actually incorrect.

Any assistance would be appreciated
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Geoff Dennis
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White-browed or Brown Treecreeper 4 years 11 months ago #2121

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Geoff

Unfortunately the bird is quite small in the photo and not particularly clear as a result. However to me the pattern of spots on the belly seem more typical of Brown, with the White Browed having more contrast between the spots and the infill colour. In my experience White Browed seem to mostly move from tree to tree whereas Browns spend more time on or near the ground in comparison. Of course this is not definitive but maybe you can recall how it was behaving generally.

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