Cracticus torquatus
Grey Butcherbird at Deakin, ACT
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| Cracticus torquatus | Illilanga | 6 Dec 2019 | |
| Cracticus torquatus | Ct1000 | 5 Dec 2019 |
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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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Location information
- Coordinates 149.104995-35.326086
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Deakin, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 4 Dec 2019 07:10 PM Recorded on
- Ct1000 Recorded by
Collections
- Ct1000 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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