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Sighting 3367765

Strepera graculina

Pied Currawong at Fyshwick, ACT

Strepera graculina at Fyshwick, ACT - 10 Dec 2016 04:59 PM
Strepera graculina at Fyshwick, ACT - 10 Dec 2016 04:59 PM
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Identification history

Strepera graculina 12 Dec 2016 ArcherCallaway
Strepera graculina 12 Dec 2016 roymcd

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4 comments

ArcherCallaway wrote:
   13 Dec 2016
Is this sunning behaviour?
roymcd wrote:
   13 Dec 2016
Hi Ryu, coincidentally there's an interpretive picture at the corresponding J'bra bird hide (sorry I forget its name) that explains the behaviour as 'anting', in that the bird allows ants to crawl over it and remove ticks, mites etc.
A curious behaviour and a first for me. Cheers, Roy.
ArcherCallaway wrote:
   13 Dec 2016
I recall that picture, when I first saw this I remembered that and noticed how very similar this was. Thanks for the info
ibaird wrote:
   14 Dec 2016
Yes, 'anting'. A behaviour exhibited by many bird species. I certainly recall seeing it indulged in by Australian Magpies, Pied Currawongs, Australian Ravens, chickens/hens, Magpie-larks, Blackbirds and Red Wattlebirds.

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Species information

  • Strepera graculina Scientific name
  • Pied Currawong Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1123.4m Recorded at altitude
  • 414 images trained Machine learning
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