Black-tailed treecreeper

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
A black-tailed treecreeper near Marrakai, Northern Territory, Australia.
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[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

Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.^[1]

Description

Both sexes are dark brown and black-tailed. The male has a black throat while the female has a white throat.^[2]

Breeding

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]