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The black currawong (Strepera fuliginosa), also known locally as the black jay, is a large passerine bird endemic to Tasmania and the nearby islands within the Bass Strait. [2] One of three currawong species in the genus Strepera , it is closely related to the butcherbirds and Australian magpie within the family Artamidae .
The term currawong itself is derived from the call of the pied currawong. [13] However, the exact origin of term is unclear; the most likely antecedent is the word garrawaĊ from the local Jagera language from the Brisbane region, although the Dharug word gurawaruĊ from the Sydney basin is a possibility. [ 14 ]
The clinking currawong of Tasmania has sooty black plumage. S. v. arguta, the darkest race, is from eastern Tasmania [11] and is known as the clinking currawong from its call [15] or locally as the black magpie. [16] Sharpe called it the Tasmanian hill-crow. [13] It was first described by John Gould in 1846. [17]
The pied currawong (Strepera graculina) is a black passerine bird native to eastern Australia and Lord Howe Island. One of three currawong species in the genus Strepera , it is closely related to the butcherbirds and Australian magpie of the family Artamidae .
Black jay is a common name which can refer to two birds in the infraorder Corvides, of the order Passeriformes: . In Tasmania it is the local name for the black currawong (Strepera fuliginosa) of the family Artamidae.
The Lord Howe currawong (Strepera graculina crissalis), Lord Howe Island currawong or Lord Howe pied currawong, is a large and mainly black passerine bird in the family Artamidae. It is endemic to Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea , part of New South Wales , Australia , and is a threatened subspecies of the pied currawong .
The yellow wattlebird is Australia's largest honeyeater and an endemic Tasmanian species. A total of 383 species of bird have been recorded living in the wild on the island of Tasmania, nearby islands and islands in Bass Strait. Birds of Macquarie Island are not included in this list. Twelve species are endemic to the island of Tasmania, and most of these are common and widespread. However ...
The black currawong (Strepera fuliginosa), also known locally as the black jay, is a large passerine bird endemic to Tasmania and the nearby islands within the Bass Strait. One of three currawong species in the genus Strepera, it is closely related to the butcherbirds and Australian magpie within the family Artamidae.