Cracticus torquatus

Grey Butcherbird at Fraser, ACT

Cracticus torquatus at Fraser, ACT - 30 Jan 2025 10:29 AM
Cracticus torquatus at Fraser, ACT - 30 Jan 2025 10:29 AM
Cracticus torquatus at Fraser, ACT - 30 Jan 2025 10:29 AM
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Identification history

Cracticus torquatus 18 Feb 2025 MichaelBedingfield
Cracticus torquatus 17 Feb 2025 CarbonAI
Cracticus torquatus 17 Feb 2025 AlisonMilton

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User's notes

A bit gruesome but this butcherbird caught a leaden flycatcher. Probably a juvenile as the parents hung around the bush making lots of noise until they realised it was too late.

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  • Cracticus torquatus Scientific name
  • Grey Butcherbird Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1072.4m Recorded at altitude
  • 526 images trained Machine learning

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