Black-tailed treecreeper explained

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 genders are dark brown and black-tailed. The male has a black throat while the female has a white throat.[1]

Breeding

They participate in cooperative breeding, in which multiple individuals assist in raising young—not just the biological parents.[2] They likely reach sexual maturity around 2 years old.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Morcombe, Michael. Field guide to Australian birds. Steve Parish Publishing. 2004.
  2. 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 . 10.1093/biolinnean/blac144 . 0024-4066. free .