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GREY BUTCHER BIRD FACTS |
Description
The Grey Butcher Bird has a black head and face. The back and wings are grey, with large areas of white and the under parts are white. The bill is large, with a small hook at the tip of the upper bill. Yung Grey Butcherbirds resemble adults, but have black areas replaced with brown.
Size
24 - 30cm
Habitat
wooded habitats, including suburban areas
Food
Small mammals, birds, eggs, reptiles, insects.
Breeding
nest is bowl-shaped, and is made of sticks and twigs, lined with grasses and other soft fibres. Lays 3-5 eggs.
Range
mid-eastern Queensland, through southern Australia, including Tasmania, to northern Western Australia
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Passeriformes | | Family: | Artamidae | | Genus: | Cracticus | | Species: | torquatus | | Common Name: | Grey Butcher Bird |
Relatives in same Genus
Black-backed Butcherbird (C. mentalis)
Pied Butcher Bird (C. nigrogularis)
Black Butcherbird (C. quoyi)
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