Information about Currawong
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The true currawongs are a little larger than the Australian Magpie, somewhat smaller than most ravens, but broadly similar in appearance. They are easily distignuished by their yellow eyes, in contrast to the red eyes of a magpie and white eyes of Australian crows and ravens. They are not as terrestrial as the Magpie and have shorter legs. They are omnivorous, foraging in foliage, on tree trunks and limbs, and on the ground, taking insects and larvae (often dug out from under the bark of trees), fruit, and the nestlings of other birds.
It is sometimes said, with at least some justice, that the home gardener can have either currawongs or small birds, but not both—although part of this perception can be traced to the failure of many gardeners to provide a sufficient number of dense, thorny shrubs as refuges.
Classification
Currawongs belong to the subfamily Cracticinae, which also includes the Australian Magpie and the butcherbird: about 20 species in all. Together with the woodswallows (subfamily Artaminae), they make up the family Artamidae, which, in turn, is allied to the crows and jays, fantails, drongos, and many others. They are protected in Australia under the National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1974.Species and races
Although there are several distinct forms, the number of species has varied between two and seven, with three currently recognised. Several subspecies of the Grey Currawong are fairly distinctive and described on that species page.- S. fuliginosa - Black Jay or Black Currawong
- S. fuliginosa colei - King Island Black Currawong
- S. fuliginosa parvior - Flinders Island Black Currawong
- S. graculina - Pied Currawong
- S. graculina graculina
- S. graculina ashbyi - Western Victorian Pied Currawong
- S. graculina crissalis - Lord Howe Island Currawong
- S. graculina magnirostris
- S. graculina robinsoni
- S. graculina nebulosa
- S. versicolor a complex, including:
- S. versicolor versicolor - Grey Currawong
- S. versicolor intermedia - Brown Currawong
- S. versicolor plumbea - Grey Currawong (WA)
- S. versicolor halmaturina - Grey Currawong (Kangaroo Island)
- S. versicolor arguta - Clinking Currawong or Black magpie
- S. versicolor melanoptera - Black-winged Currawong
External links
- Currawong videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Birds In Backyards - Grey Currawong
- Birds In Backyards - Pied Currawong
- Birds In Backyards - Birds Behaving Badly - Pied Currawong Site on pest status of Pied Currawong
Swifts Creek
Victoria
Population: 281[]
Postcode: 3896
Elevation: 300 m
Location:
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Victoria
Population: 281[]
Postcode: 3896
Elevation: 300 m
Location:
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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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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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Australian Magpie
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
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Anthem
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Capital Canberra
Largest city Sydney
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Advance Australia Fair [1]
Capital Canberra
Largest city Sydney
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Australian Magpie
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
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Corvus
Species
See text.
Raven is the common name given to the largest species of passerine birds in the genus Corvus. Corvids are also commonly referred to as 'crows' and other species in the same genus include jackdaws, and rooks.
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Species
See text.
Raven is the common name given to the largest species of passerine birds in the genus Corvus. Corvids are also commonly referred to as 'crows' and other species in the same genus include jackdaws, and rooks.
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Australian Magpie
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
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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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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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family (Latin: familia, plural familiae) is a rank, or a taxon in that rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Code which applies.
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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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Corvus
Linnaeus, 1758
Species
See text.
The true crows are large passerine birds that comprise the genus Corvus. Ranging in size from the relatively small pigeon-sized jackdaws (Eurasian and Daurian) to the Common Raven of the
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Linnaeus, 1758
Species
See text.
The true crows are large passerine birds that comprise the genus Corvus. Ranging in size from the relatively small pigeon-sized jackdaws (Eurasian and Daurian) to the Common Raven of the
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jays are several species of medium-sized, usually colorful and noisy passerine birds in the crow family Corvidae. The names jay and magpie are somewhat interchangeable, and the actual evolutionary relationships are rather complex.
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Dicrurinae
Genera
The drongos are a subfamily of small passerine birds of the Old World tropics.
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Genera
- Chaetorhynchus
- Dicrurus
The drongos are a subfamily of small passerine birds of the Old World tropics.
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S. fuliginosa
Binomial name
Stepera fuliginosa
Gould, 1837
The Black Currawong, Strepera fuliginosa also known locally as the Black Jay
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Binomial name
Stepera fuliginosa
Gould, 1837
The Black Currawong, Strepera fuliginosa also known locally as the Black Jay
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S. graculina
Binomial name
Strepera graculina
Shaw, 1790
The Pied Currawong, Strepera graculina
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Binomial name
Strepera graculina
Shaw, 1790
Pied Currawong range
The Pied Currawong, Strepera graculina
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S. versicolor
Binomial name
Stepera versicolor
(Latham, 1801)
The Grey Currawong (Strepera versicolor) is a large omnivorous bird found in southern Australia.
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Binomial name
Stepera versicolor
(Latham, 1801)
The Grey Currawong (Strepera versicolor) is a large omnivorous bird found in southern Australia.
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