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BLACK BUTCHERBIRD FACTS |
Description
The Black Butcherbird is the largest butcherbird and is found in tropical coastal Australia. The feathers are all black. The bill is grey with black tip. Juveniles are brown above and paler brown below with reddish streaking on head and back of neck.
Size
40 cm
Habitat
rainforest, open forest, mangroves, parks and gardens
Food
insects, small reptiles, small mammals, small birds
Breeding
The nest is a cup made of sticks built in a tree. The female lays four greyish eggs with brownish spotting.
Range
The Black Butcherbird in tropical eastern Queensland including Cape York Peninsula, and northern parts on Northern Territory
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Passeriformes | | Family: | Artamidae | | Genus: | Cracticus | | Species: | quoyi | | Common Name: | Black Butcherbird |
Relatives in same Genus
Black-backed Butcherbird (C. mentalis)
Pied Butcher Bird (C. nigrogularis)
Grey Butcher Bird (C. torquatus)
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