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ForestCavity nestSmall · 32 g
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Voice: It is most often heard giving a contact call, a loud, metallic chee-ting or ching, often singly or in repeated 1–2 second intervals. When feeding or in flight, a quick burst of softer notes may be heard. Other calls include a slow, repeated pip pip pip.
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When to see the Black-tailed Treecreeper
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Black-tailed Treecreeper
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Black-tailed Treecreeper
The black-tailed treecreeper is a species of bird in the family Climacteridae. It is endemic to north and northwestern Australia and is the only treecreeper species found throughout most of its range. It belongs to the genus Climacteris and is noticeably darker than the other members of the genus.
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Easily confused with
White-browed TreecreeperClimacteris affinisThe brown treecreeper (Climacteris picumnus) is similar in appearance to the white-browed treecreeper; however, the brown treecreeper's breast streaks are duller and ear-covert streaking confined to rear coverts.
Rufous TreecreeperClimacteris rufusThe rufous treecreeper measures between 15–17cm from bill to tail and weighs 27-37 grams, with a wingspan of approximately 16-18cm.
Red-browed TreecreeperClimacteris erythropsIt has a dark brown back and a red brow above its eye.
Side by side: Black-tailed Treecreeper vs Red-browed Treecreeper · Black-tailed Treecreeper vs Rufous Treecreeper · Black-tailed Treecreeper vs White-browed Treecreeper
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