Climacteris melanurus
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In 3 days ~10%
The black-tailed treecreeper (Climacteris melanurus) 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.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The black-tailed treecreeper is small to medium in size, generally measuring between 16–20 centimetres (6.3–7.9 in) in length with a weight of 27–36 grams (0.95–1.27 oz). It has a wingspan of 8.7–10.2 centimetres (3.4–4.0 in) and a white wing-bar that is highly visible during flight. Both sexes are dark brown and black-tailed with large feet. The male has a black throat with white streaking, while the female has a white throat and white streaking through a reddish-brown upper breast. Similar in appearance to the brown treecreeper of eastern Australia, with no white supercilium being the most obvious distinction.
Habitat includes open grassy woodlands, savanna, dry forest, and moist lowland forest. It is the only treecreeper species found in northern... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-tailed Treecreeper sighting in Litchfield National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 105th most-seen of the 110 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-tailed Treecreeper in Litchfield National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months. That is one of Litchfield National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 400 mm in January.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-tailed Treecreeper sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Black-tailed Treecreeper sightings, Litchfield National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Kakadu National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Black-tailed Treecreeper that you can see in Litchfield National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Torresian Crow (about 60%), Spangled Drongo (about 50%) and Varied Triller (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-tailed Treecreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Litchfield National Park (6 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
