Cracticus torquatus

Grey Butcherbird at Deakin, ACT

Cracticus torquatus at Deakin, ACT - 4 Dec 2019 07:10 PM
Cracticus torquatus at Deakin, ACT - 4 Dec 2019 07:10 PM
Cracticus torquatus at Deakin, ACT - 4 Dec 2019 07:10 PM
Cracticus torquatus at Deakin, ACT - 4 Dec 2019 07:10 PM
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Identification history

Cracticus torquatus 6 Dec 2019 Illilanga
Cracticus torquatus 5 Dec 2019 Ct1000

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User's notes

Adult and juvenile. I observed the adult pick up a cicada which it then demonstrated to the young one how to use the tree to hold it and hit it against. The juvenile then picked up the cicada from the adult and copied the action.

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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
  • 498 images trained Machine learning
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