Apostlebird — Australian Bird Identification Guide

Bird guideApostlebird

Apostlebirds are a socially living, cooperative breeding species with each breeding group generally containing only one breeding pair, the rest being either their helper offspring, kin or unrelated adult birds.

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⚠️NT: Vulnerable

🌿Endemic to Australia

🍃Indigenous: Giriyawuna, Gidjarray, A-Gurlangangangh, Guḻangangag, Derrguderrgu, Guḻaŋaŋaŋ, Jurred, Gurangangangh

At a glance

FamilyWhite-winged Chough and Apostlebird

SizeMedium

RarityCommon

HabitatInhabits eastern Australia; more common in drier inland areas but sometimes found in coastal areas (e.g., parts of Brisbane).

Best timeReported across most months in Queensland, with no narrow seasonal peak.

Sounds

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Recorded by Peter Boesman

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200approx hotspots

73004approx records

5states

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Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.

Species notes

Overview

Habituated to people in some camping and picnic areas. Inhabits eastern Australia; more common in drier inland areas but sometimes found in coastal areas (e.g., parts of Brisbane).

Behavior

Usually in family groups that forage low and on the ground, following each other around, gliding between trees and chattering to each other constantly with scratchy, squeaky calls.

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