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The -tailed treecreeper generally measures between 16–20cm in length, has a wingspan of 8.7–10.2cm and weighs between 27–36 grams.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Slater |first1=Peter |last2=Slater |first2=Pat |last3=Slater |first3=Raoul |title=[[The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds]] (Revised Edition)|pages=270|year=1995 |isbn=0-947116-99-0 |publisher=Lansdowne |location=Sydney, Australia}}</ref> Both sexes are dark brown and black-tailed. The male has a black throat with white streaking, while the female has a white throat.<ref name=morcombe>{{cite book|title=Field guide to Australian birds|first=Michael|last=Morcombe|publisher=Steve Parish Publishing|year=2004}}</ref><ref name=” treecreeper ” /> Similar in appearance to the [[Brown treecreeper]]. |
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They participate in cooperative breeding, in which multiple individuals assist in raising young—not just the biological parents.<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite journal |last1=Edwards |first1=Scott V |last2=Tonini |first2=João F R |last3=Mcinerney |first3=Nancy |last4=Welch |first4=Corey |last5=Beerli |first5=Peter |date=1 February 2023 |title=Multilocus phylogeography, population genetics and niche evolution of Australian brown and black-tailed treecreepers (Aves:”Climacteris”) |journal=Biological Journal of the Linnean Society |volume=138 |issue=3 |pages=249–273 |doi=10.1093/biolinnean/blac144 |issn=0024-4066|doi-access=free }}</ref> They likely reach sexual maturity around 2 years old.<ref name=”:0″ /> |
They participate in cooperative breeding, in which multiple individuals assist in raising young—not just the biological parents.<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite journal |last1=Edwards |first1=Scott V |last2=Tonini |first2=João F R |last3=Mcinerney |first3=Nancy |last4=Welch |first4=Corey |last5=Beerli |first5=Peter |date=1 February 2023 |title=Multilocus phylogeography, population genetics and niche evolution of Australian brown and black-tailed treecreepers (Aves:”Climacteris”) |journal=Biological Journal of the Linnean Society |volume=138 |issue=3 |pages=249–273 |doi=10.1093/biolinnean/blac144 |issn=0024-4066|doi-access=free }}</ref> They likely reach sexual maturity around 2 years old.<ref name=”:0″ /> |
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The Black-tailed treecreeper primarily feeds on invertebrates found beneath the bark of tree trunks and branches.<ref name=” treecreeper ” /> |
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Latest revision as of 06:55, 8 December 2025
Species of bird
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.[1]
The Black-tailed treecreeper generally measures between 16–20cm in length, has a wingspan of 8.7–10.2cm and weighs between 27–36 grams.[2] Both sexes are dark brown and black-tailed. The male has a black throat with white streaking, while the female has a white throat.[3][4] Similar in appearance to the Brown treecreeper.
Climacteris melanurus was first described as C. melanura by the ornithologist John Gould in an 1843 publishing of the journal Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, of which Gould was a member.[5]
There are two recognised subspecies:
The subspecies differ slightly in appearance; C. m. wellsi is slightly smaller and has more extensive streaking, with under parts more chestnut, and a rufous-brown neck and breast. Their ranges don’t overlap.[7]
They participate in cooperative breeding, in which multiple individuals assist in raising young—not just the biological parents.[8] They likely reach sexual maturity around 2 years old.[8]
The Black-tailed treecreeper primarily feeds on invertebrates found beneath the bark of tree trunks and branches.[4]
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Slater, Peter; Slater, Pat; Slater, Raoul (1995). The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds (Revised Edition). Sydney, Australia: Lansdowne. p. 270. ISBN 0-947116-99-0.
- ^ Morcombe, Michael (2004). Field guide to Australian birds. Steve Parish Publishing.
- ^ a b c d “Black-tailed Treecreeper”. Western Australian Museum Collections. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ^ Gould, John (1843). “Descriptions of thirty New Species of Birds from Australia”. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 10 (10–11): 138–139.
- ^ Ogilvie-Grant, WR (1909). “On a collection of birds from Western Australia”. Ibis. 3 (4): 664. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919x.1909.tb05276.x.
- ^ Noske, R. (2020). del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D. A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). “Black-tailed Treecreeper (Climacteris melanurus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World”. Birds of the World. Ithaca, NY, USA. doi:10.2173/bow.bkttre1.01.
- ^ a b 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.
