Strepera versicolor

Grey Currawong at Watson, ACT

Strepera versicolor at Watson, ACT - 5 Jul 2019
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Strepera versicolor 7 Jul 2019 waltraud
Strepera versicolor 6 Jul 2019 waltraud

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This Grey Currawong was walking from planting site to planting site to systematically investigate our laid out debris and decomposing layers of wood chips (rich in invertebrates). This is an already cropped image

4 comments

   7 Jul 2019
Hi Waltraud
This is a difficult one to see. As a moderator for Mt Majura you can confirm this one yourself if you are confident.
waltraud wrote:
   8 Jul 2019
Thanks Michael
we saw it at our Fridays @ the Fair session and I'm very confident that I correctly identified the species.
   8 Jul 2019
Very good. I saw the Grey Currawong a few times when I lived in Watson in the 1970's & 80's and used to go jogging on Mt Majura. Glad to see it is still up there.
waltraud wrote:
   8 Jul 2019
M
My first observation of this species was at my place in Hackett. I very much enjoyed the observation of this one because of its inquisitive behaviour which I much enjoyed to observe and because it gave me the impression that somehow we do the right thing in providing habitat for woodland birds (ie layering debris to attract invertebrates).

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  • Strepera versicolor Scientific name
  • Grey Currawong Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1672.1m Recorded at altitude
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