The black-tailed treecreeper (Climacteris melanurus) is a species of bird in the family Climacteridae. It is endemic to north and northwestern Australia.
| Black-tailed treecreeper | |
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| A black-tailed treecreeper near Marrakai, Northern Territory, Australia. | |
| 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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Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.[1]
Description
editBoth genders are dark brown and black-tailed. The male has a black throat while the female has a white throat.[2]
Breeding
editThey 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]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Morcombe, Michael (2004). Field guide to Australian birds. Steve Parish Publishing.
- ^ 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.
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