Information about Grey Butcherbird
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The Grey Butcherbird (Cracticus torquatus) is a widely distributed species endemic to Australia. The Grey Butcherbird occurs in a range of different habitats including arid, semi-arid and temperate zones. It has a characteristic "rollicking" birdsong. It appears to be adapting well to city living, and can be encountered in the suburbs of many Australian cities including Sydney and Brisbane. The Grey Butcherbird has a reputation as a vicious species as it preys on small vertebrates including other birds.
Other birds in the same family include the Australian Magpie, the Currawongs, Woodswallows and other members of the Butcherbird genus Cracticus.
Taxonomy
Closely related species include the Silver-Backed Butcherbird (Cracticus argenteus) and the Black-Backed Butcherbird (Cracticus mentalis) . The Silver-Backed Butcherbird (Cracticus argenteus) from Arnhem Land and Northwestern Australia over to Port Hedland, originally described by John Gould in 1841, was later deemed to be a subspecies of the Grey Butcherbird. Recently, however, it has again been redescribed as a separate species. The Silver-backed Butcherbird has two subspecies C. argenteus argenteus and C. a. colletti. The Black-Backed Butcherbird occurs in Australia on the Cape York peninsula and in Papua New Guinea and has two subspecies [1].The black throated Pied Butcherbird (C. nigrogularis) is thought to be closely related to the white-throated Silver-backed, Black-backed and Grey Butcherbirds.
Subspecies
The Grey Butcherbird has three subspecies [2]:- C. t. torquatus in south-east Australia.
- C. t. cinereus is restricted to the island of Tasmania.
- C. t. leucopterus is widespread; its distribution stretches from the west to the east coast of Australia.
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References
1. ^ Schodde, R. & Mason, I.J. (1999). The Directory of Australian Birds : Passerines. A Taxonomic and Zoogeographic Atlas of the Biodiversity of Birds in Australia and its Territories. Collingwood, Australia: CSIRO Publishing
2. ^ Schodde, R. & Mason, I.J. (1999). The Directory of Australian Birds : Passerines. A Taxonomic and Zoogeographic Atlas of the Biodiversity of Birds in Australia and its Territories. Collingwood, Australia: CSIRO Publishing
2. ^ Schodde, R. & Mason, I.J. (1999). The Directory of Australian Birds : Passerines. A Taxonomic and Zoogeographic Atlas of the Biodiversity of Birds in Australia and its Territories. Collingwood, Australia: CSIRO Publishing
External links
- Grey Butcherbird videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Grey Butcherbird species information IUCN Red List species information
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
See below
Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
See below
Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Passeriformes
Linnaeus, 1758
Suborders
A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. More than half of all species of bird are passerines.
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Linnaeus, 1758
Suborders
- Acanthisitti
- Tyranni
- Passeri
A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. More than half of all species of bird are passerines.
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Artamidae
Vigors, 1825
Subfamilies
The family Artamidae gathers together 20 species of mostly crow-like birds native to Australasia and nearby areas.
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Vigors, 1825
Subfamilies
- Artaminae
- Cracticinae
The family Artamidae gathers together 20 species of mostly crow-like birds native to Australasia and nearby areas.
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Cracticus
Vieillot, 1816
Species
C. quoyi
C. torquatus
C. cassicus
C. louisiadensis
C. mentalis
C.
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Vieillot, 1816
Species
C. quoyi
C. torquatus
C. cassicus
C. louisiadensis
C. mentalis
C.
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binomial nomenclature is the formal system of naming species. The system is also called binominal nomenclature (particularly in zoological circles), binary nomenclature (particularly in botanical circles), or the binomial classification system.
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John Latham (June 27, 1740 - February 4, 1837) was an English physician, naturalist and author.
Latham has been called the "grandfather" of Australian ornithology. He was able to examine specimens of Australian birds which reached England in the last twenty years of the 18th
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Latham has been called the "grandfather" of Australian ornithology. He was able to examine specimens of Australian birds which reached England in the last twenty years of the 18th
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Anthem
Advance Australia Fair [1]
Capital Canberra
Largest city Sydney
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Advance Australia Fair [1]
Capital Canberra
Largest city Sydney
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Birdsong
First UK edition cover
Author Sebastian Faulks
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Genre(s) War novel, fiction
Publisher Hutchinson
Publication date September 16, 1993 (UK)
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First UK edition cover
Author Sebastian Faulks
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Genre(s) War novel, fiction
Publisher Hutchinson
Publication date September 16, 1993 (UK)
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For other uses of the word magpie, see .
Australian Magpie
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
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Strepera
Species
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Species
- Stepera graculina
- Stepera versicolor
- Stepera fuliginosa
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Artaminae
Genus: Artamus
Vieillot, 1816
Species
Many, see text
Woodswallows are soft-plumaged, somber-coloured passerine birds found in Australia and the islands nearby.
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Genus: Artamus
Vieillot, 1816
Species
Many, see text
Woodswallows are soft-plumaged, somber-coloured passerine birds found in Australia and the islands nearby.
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Cracticus
Vieillot, 1816
Species
C. quoyi
C. torquatus
C. cassicus
C. louisiadensis
C. mentalis
C.
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Vieillot, 1816
Species
C. quoyi
C. torquatus
C. cassicus
C. louisiadensis
C. mentalis
C.
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Arnhem Land is an area of 97,000 km² in the north-eastern corner of the Northern Territory, Australia. The region was named by Matthew Flinders after the Dutch ship Arnhem which explored the coast in 1623.
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Port Hedland
Western Australia
BHP iron ore train arriving into Port Hedland. The train is hauled by six locomotives (3 pairs through the train).
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Western Australia
BHP iron ore train arriving into Port Hedland. The train is hauled by six locomotives (3 pairs through the train).
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John Gould (14 September 1804 – 3 February 1881) was an English ornithologist. The Gould League in Australia was named after him. His identification of Charles Darwin's finches was pivotal in the development of the theory of The Origin of Species.
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C. nigrogularis
Binomial name
Cracticus nigrogularis
(Gould, 1837)
The Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis) is a medium-sized songbird native to Australia.
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Binomial name
Cracticus nigrogularis
(Gould, 1837)
The Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis) is a medium-sized songbird native to Australia.
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