Cracticus torquatus
2 Grey Butcherbird at Red Hill, ACT
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| Cracticus torquatus | Illilanga | 17 May 2019 | |
| Cracticus torquatus | JonSteinbeck | 16 May 2019 |
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User's notes
I wondered if the bird was looking for a convenient broken branch or thorn-like protrusion on the tree to act as a hook so the bird could more easily tear at the lizard’s flesh. Once the butcherbird was doing something on a vertical branch but its beak was behind the branch and I could not move around to obtain a better shot. The lizard emerged still in one piece so I am not sure the bird had found its “hook”.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.107297-35.324795
- Altitude 691.2m
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Red Hill, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 May 2019 12:26 PM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
Collections
- BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cracticus torquatus Intermediate size Other Birds Birds
Species information
- Cracticus torquatus Scientific name
- Grey Butcherbird Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1072.4m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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