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Medium-sized ambush-hunter with a long gray bill with a dark, hooked tip.
Not listed
Indigenous: Garriguwin.Guwin, Guuwaaydjiidjii, Wado-Wadong, Yoy-Djedi, Debarn, Djooberan, Djooberang, Djooberin, Djoomerang, Djilkaran, Djarbren, Djarbin, Djarboorn, Djaberan, Djilerang, Dooberan, Karawong, Djoorlak
At a glance
FamilyWoodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies
SizeLarge
RarityCommon
HabitatOpen woodland, paddocks, suburban lawns, forest edge, and scattered tall trees.
Best timeReported across most months in New South Wales, with no narrow seasonal peak.
Sounds
Sound sampleRecorded by Mike FitzGerald
Range map
Range map
10338visible hotspots
637993visible records
6states
SparseModerateDense hotspot
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
Black head and face with a white nape and throat. Upperparts dark gray, with white rump, mostly black wings (limited white), and black tail with narrow white tip. Rollicking, chuckling song.
Behavior
It has a characteristic rollicking birdsong. The grey butcherbird preys on small vertebrates including other birds.
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