Family
Climacteridae
Habits
Diurnal, Communal and spends up to half its foraging time feeding on the ground and fallen timber..
Habitat
Woodland Shrubland Grassland Stone Country, Timbered river-flats; open woodlands; savannah; escarpment.
Breeding
September to January, 2; pinkish-white, numerous markings. During breeding helpers assist with nest building and the feeding of the young.
Parks
Kakadu National Park
Diet
Carnivore, Insects; mainly ants; it forages on the trunks and branches of dead and live trees and occasionally on the ground.
Details
| Common Name: |
Black-tailed Treecreeper |
Scientific Name: |
Climacteris melanura |
| Sub Order: |
Unavailable |
Order: |
Passeriformes |
| Class: |
Aves |
Category: |
Endemic |
| Status: |
Least Concern |
Size: |
155-170 mm. |
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