Climacteris is a genus of bird in the Climacteridae family. It contains the following species: White-browed treecreeper, Climacteris affinis Red-browed treecreeper, Climacteris erythrops Brown treecreeper, Climacteris picumnus Black-tailed treecreeper, Climacteris melanurus Rufous treecreeper, Climacteris rufusThese 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.