Black-tailed treecreeper
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| name = Black-tailed treecreeper
| image = Black-tailed Treecreeper (Climacteris melanurus), Marrakai, Northern Territory, Australia.jpg
| image_caption = A black-tailed treecreeper near Marrakai, Northern Territory, Australia.
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Climacteris
| species = melanurus
| authority = 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.
Description
Both sexes are dark brown and black-tailed. The male has a black throat while the female has a white throat.{{cite book|title=Field guide to Australian birds|first=Michael|last=Morcombe|publisher=Steve Parish Publishing|year=2004}}
Breeding
They participate in cooperative breeding, in which multiple individuals assist in raising young—not just the biological parents.{{Cite journal |last=Edwards |first=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) |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blac144 |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 }} They likely reach sexual maturity around 2 years old.
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Category:Birds of the Northern Territory
Category:Birds of Western Australia
Category:Endemic birds of Australia
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Category:Taxa named by John Gould
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