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The pied butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis) is a songbird native to Australia. Described by John Gould in 1837, it is a black and white bird 28 to 32 cm (11 to 12.5 in) long with a long hooked bill.
Black butcherbird (Melloria quoyi) Genus Cracticus. Grey butcherbird (Cracticus torquatus) Silver-backed butcherbird (Cracticus argenteus) - alternately a subspecies of C. torquatus; Hooded butcherbird (Cracticus cassicus) Tagula butcherbird (Cracticus louisiadensis) Black-backed butcherbird (Cracticus mentalis) Pied butcherbird (Cracticus ...
The Cracticinae, bellmagpies and allies, gathers together 12 species of mostly crow-like birds native to Australasia and nearby areas.. Historically, the cracticines – currawongs, Australian magpie and butcherbirds – were seen as a separate family Cracticidae and, according to the 2018 Cements List, they still are. [1]
Cracticus is a genus of butcherbirds native to Australasia.They are large songbirds, being between 30 and 40 cm (12–16 in) in length.Their colour ranges from black-and-white to mostly black with added grey plumage, depending on the species.
Artamidae is a family of passerine birds found in Australia, the Indo-Pacific region, and Southern Asia. It includes 24 extant species in six genera and three subfamilies: Peltopsinae (with one genus, Peltops), Artaminae (with one genus containing the woodswallows) and Cracticinae (currawongs and butcherbirds, including the Australian magpie).
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Northern Territory is a territory in Australia, with 448 species of bird recorded.. This list is based on the 1996 classification by Sibley and Monroe (though there has been a recent (2008) extensive revision of Australian birds by Christidis and Boles [1]), which has resulted in some lumping and splitting. [2]
The grey butcherbird is a small grey, black and white bird with a weight of 90 grams (3.2 ounces), a body length between 27 and 30 cm (11 and 12 in) and a wing span expanding 37–43 cm (15–17 in). The grey butcherbird is smaller than the Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis). [7]