Black-tailed treecreeper | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Climacteridae |
Genus: | Climacteris |
Species: | C. melanurus
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Binomial name | |
Climacteris melanurus Gould, 1843
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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]
Both genders are dark brown and black-tailed. The male has a black throat while the female has a white throat.[2]
They participate in cooperative breeding, in which multiple individuals assist in raising young—not just the biological parents.[3] They likely reach sexual maturity around 2 years old.[3]