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Butcherbirds (Cracticidae)

Black Currawong (Strepera fuliginosa) - HBW 14, p. 341

French: Réveilleur noir German: Tasmanwürgerkrähe Spanish: Verdugo Fuliginoso
Other common names: (Black/Sooty) Bell Magpie, Sooty Currawong/Crow-shrike, Black/Mountain Magpie/Jay

Taxonomy: Coronica fuliginosa Gould, 1837, Tasmania, Australia.
Forms a superspecies with S. graculina; sometimes considered conspecific, but differs in vocalizations. Three subspecies currently recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

colei Mathews, 1916 - King I, in W Bass Strait.
parvior Schodde & Mason, 1999 - Furneaux Group, in E Bass Strait.
fuliginosa ( Gould, 1837) - Tasmania.

Least Concern

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One bird feeding (or maybe collecting food) on the ground. White stain on bill and forehead. Locality Lake St Clair, Tasmania, Australia (ssp fuliginosa)
CesarGon 24 December 2003 1 year ago 3.8
Black Currawong perched on a fence post Locality The Steppes State Reserve, Tasmania, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 21 November 2011 10 weeks ago 3.3
Keeping an eye on us Locality Leven Canyon, Tasmania, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 14 January 2007 50 weeks ago 2.7
Snowing on Cradle Mountain in September. Currawong on roof of car. Locality Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania, Australia
cel_polo 1 September 2006 41 weeks ago 2.5
A bird perched on a bush by the side of a mountain lake Locality Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania, Australia
Robert Wynands 23 December 2008 2 years ago 2
A bird peched on a bush by the bank of a mountain lake Locality Tasmania, Australia (ssp Cradle Mountain - Lake St. Clair National Park, Tasmania, Australia, Australasian)
Robert Wynands 23 December 2008 2 years ago 1.5

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