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Black-tailed treecreeper
A black-tailed treecreeper near Marrakai, Northern Territory, Australia.
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Climacteridae
Genus:	Climacteris
Species:	C. melanurus
Binomial name
Climacteris melanurus Gould, 1843

The black-tailed treecreeper (Climacteris melanurus) is a species of bird in the family Climacteridae. It is endemic to north and northwestern Australia.

Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Description

Both sexes are dark brown and black-tailed. The male has a black throat while the female has a white throat.

Breeding

They participate in cooperative breeding, in which multiple individuals assist in raising young—not just the biological parents. They likely reach sexual maturity around 2 years old.

References

1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Climacteris melanurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22703580A110983622. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22703580A110983622.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
2. Morcombe, Michael (2004). Field guide to Australian birds. Steve Parish Publishing.
3. ^ Edwards, Scott V; Tonini, João F R; Mcinerney, Nancy; Welch, Corey; Beerli, Peter (1 February 2023). "Multilocus phylogeography, population genetics and niche evolution of Australian brown and black-tailed treecreepers (Aves:Climacteris)". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 138 (3): 249–273. doi:10.1093/biolinnean/blac144. ISSN 0024-4066.

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