Black-tailed Treecreeper

Climacteris melanurus ‡

Mica Ck, Mt Isa, NW Qld IMG_1491 20170809 - melanurus male

Notes: Larger than Brown Treecreeper; no white supercilium. Head, upperparts, tail blackish-
brown. Male boldly streaked chin, throat & upper breast covered with coarse black-edged white
streaking. Black bill. Female white chin, throat. Ssp wellsi lighter, brighter, reddish-brown under-
parts than nominate melanurus. Tropical open forests, woodlands.

Range from Morcombe^©(modified)

Macnamara Rd, NW Qld IMG_2157 20170813 - melanurus female Mica Ck, Mt Isa, NW Qld IMG_1513 20170809 - melanurus male Macnamara Rd, NW Qld IMG_2067 20170813 - melanurus female De Grey R, Marble Bar, NW WA IMG_4493 20180923 - wellsi male De Grey R, Marble Bar, NW WA IMG_4476 20180923 - wellsi male Mica Ck, Mt Isa, NW Qld MVI_1498-1452 20170809 - melanurus male