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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 garrawaŋ from the local Jagera language from the Brisbane region, although the Dharug word gurawaruŋ from the Sydney basin is a possibility. [ 14 ]
The grey currawong usually swallows prey whole, [37] although one bird was observed impaling a rodent on a stick and eating parts of it, in the manner of a butcherbird. [53] A field study on road ecology in southwestern Australia revealed that the grey currawong is unusual in inhabiting cleared areas adjacent to roads. However, it was not ...
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 .
Currawong, New South Wales, is rural locality of Hilltops Council and is a civil parish of Harden County, New South Wales. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Currawong is located at 34°27′54″S 148°22′04″E / 34.46500°S 148.36778°E / -34.46500; 148.36778 on Currawong
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 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 Currawong Workers' Holiday Camp is a heritage-listed former farm and now workers' holiday camp located at Currawong Beach, New South Wales, Australia.It was designed by various parties including the Van Dyke Brothers, Hudsen's Homes and built in 1950.
Currawong Beach is a suburb in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia Currawong Beach is 42 kilometres (26 mi) north of the Sydney central business district , in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council .