Cracticus torquatus

1 Grey Butcherbird at Hughes, ACT

Cracticus torquatus at Hughes, ACT - 28 Oct 2019 04:21 PM
Cracticus torquatus at Hughes, ACT - 28 Oct 2019 04:21 PM
Cracticus torquatus at Hughes, ACT - 28 Oct 2019 04:21 PM
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Identification history

Cracticus torquatus 29 Oct 2019 Illilanga
Cracticus torquatus 28 Oct 2019 JackyF

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These photos are all of the same juvenile butcher bird, but I also saw an adult and a third bird, either the other parent or another juvenile, higher in same tree. About 10m from this year's nest - parent had been swooping passers-by until last week.

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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
  • 510 images trained Machine learning
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