Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
   Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893 see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
     Infraclass Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       Parvclass Passerae see Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
         Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
           Order Passeriformes Linnaeus, 1758
             Suborder Passeri see Suborder Passeres (C. Linnaeus, 1758) C. Linnaeus, 1766
               Parvorder Corvida Sibley et al., 1988
                 Superfamily Menuroidea Sibley & Ahlquist, 1985
                   Family Climacteridae de Selys Longchamps, 1839 - Australian treecreepers
                     Genus Climacteris Temminck, 1820
                       Climacteris melanura Gould, 1843 - black-tailed treecreeper see Climacteris melanurus Gould, 1843
                         1 Climacteris melanura melanuraᵀ Gould, 1843 - black-tailed treecreeper see Climacteris melanurus melanurus Gould, 1843
                         2 Climacteris melanura wellsi - allied treecreeper see Climacteris melanurus wellsi Ogilvie-Grant, 1909