Butcherbirds (Cracticidae)
Pied Currawong (Strepera graculina) - HBW 14, p. 340
French: Grand Réveilleur
German: Weißbürzel-Würgerkrähe
Spanish: Verdugo Pío
Other common names: Scrub Currawong, (Pied) Bell-magpie, Pied Crow-shrike, Black/Mountain Magpie
Taxonomy: Corvus Graculinus Shaw, 1790, Sydney region, New South Wales, Australia.
Forms a superspecies with S. fuliginosa; sometimes considered conspecific, but differs in vocalizations. Geographical variation on mainland to some extent clinal, with general increase in size, decrease in bill size, greyer (less black) plumage, and decreasing white in wing and tail from N to S. Race nebulosa intergrades with nominate in N (from Mudgee S to Eden, in SE New South Wales ) and with ashbyi in SW (W Victoria), possibly completely overlapping latter race (especially in Grampian Range), and continued existence of "pure" ashbyi individuals uncertain. Descr.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Corvus Graculinus Shaw, 1790, Sydney region, New South Wales, Australia.
Forms a superspecies with S. fuliginosa; sometimes considered conspecific, but differs in vocalizations. Geographical variation on mainland to some extent clinal, with general increase in size, decrease in bill size, greyer (less black) plumage, and decreasing white in wing and tail from N to S. Race nebulosa intergrades with nominate in N (from Mudgee S to Eden, in SE New South Wales ) and with ashbyi in SW (W Victoria), possibly completely overlapping latter race (especially in Grampian Range), and continued existence of "pure" ashbyi individuals uncertain. Described race grampianensis (from Grampian Range, in W Victoria) based on juvenile specimen from intergrade zone; riordani (from near Geelong, in W Victoria) likewise an intergrade form. Six subspecies currently recognized.
Forms a superspecies with S. fuliginosa; sometimes considered conspecific, but differs in vocalizations. Geographical variation on mainland to some extent clinal, with general increase in size, decrease in bill size, greyer (less black) plumage, and decreasing white in wing and tail from N to S. Race nebulosa intergrades with nominate in N (from Mudgee S to Eden, in SE New South Wales ) and with ashbyi in SW (W Victoria), possibly completely overlapping latter race (especially in Grampian Range), and continued existence of "pure" ashbyi individuals uncertain. Described race grampianensis (from Grampian Range, in W Victoria) based on juvenile specimen from intergrade zone; riordani (from near Geelong, in W Victoria) likewise an intergrade form. Six subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- magnirostris H. L. White, 1923 - E Cape York Peninsula S to about Laura (N Queensland), in NE Australia.
- robinsoni Mathews, 1912 - coastal ranges of N Queensland on E slopes of Great Dividing Range (from Cooktown S to Ingham).
- graculina ( Shaw, 1790) - E Queensland (from Clarke Range, just S of Bowen) S, inland to W slopes of Great Dividing Range, to Blue Mts and SE New South Wales.
- magnirostris H. L. White, 1923 - E Cape York Peninsula S to about Laura (N Queensland), in NE Australia.
- robinsoni Mathews, 1912 - coastal ranges of N Queensland on E slopes of Great Dividing Range (from Cooktown S to Ingham).
- graculina ( Shaw, 1790) - E Queensland (from Clarke Range, just S of Bowen) S, inland to W slopes of Great Dividing Range, to Blue Mts and SE New South Wales.
- nebulosa Schodde & Mason, 1999 - SE New South Wales tablelands and E Victoria.
- ashbyi Mathews, 1913 - S half of W Victoria (especially in Grampian Range) W of line between Ballarat and Cape Otway.
- crissalis Sharpe, 1877 - Lord Howe I and offshore islands (including Admiralty Group).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A lateral view of a bird feeding on berries Locality Narrabundah, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (ssp nebulosa)
Geoffrey Dabb 31 May 2002 5 years ago 31 sec 4.9 -
A bird swallowing berries of Pyracantha Locality Narrabundah, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (ssp nebulosa)
Geoffrey Dabb 31 May 2002 5 years ago 30 sec 4.8 -
A juvenile and then an adult, eating berries of Pyracantha Locality Narrabundah, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (ssp nebulosa)
Geoffrey Dabb 31 May 2002 5 years ago 50 sec 4.6 -
An individual perched in a tree, looking around. Locality O'Reilly's, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia (ssp graculina)
Josep del Hoyo 17 October 2010 2 years ago 23 sec 4.3 -
A bird on a nest with another bird calling in the distance Locality Narrabundah, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (ssp graculina)
Nick Talbot 22 September 2006 6 years ago 15 sec 4.1 -
A bird perched on a fence post Locality O'Reilly's, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia (ssp robinsoni)
Keith Blomerley 13 November 2003 5 years ago 25 sec 4.1
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Pied currawong with chicks.
Locality South Canberra, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Margaret Leggoe 6 November 2010 2 years ago 4.4 -
Feeding on the Ground
Locality New South Wales, Australia
Ian Colley 5 August 2007 49 weeks ago 4.2 -
Pied currawong, portrait of head.
Locality Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Margaret Leggoe 21 December 2008 2 years ago 4.2 -
Foraging on the ground
Locality Grampians National Park, Victoria, Australia (ssp ashbyi)
Ian Barker 10 January 1981 1 year ago 4.1 -
A bird perching in a paperbark tree.
Locality Vintage Lakes, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia (ssp graculina)
Nick Talbot 23 August 2012 33 weeks ago 4 -
An adult bird staring at the camera.
Locality O'Reilly's, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia
David Townsend 28 September 2010 2 years ago 3.8
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Pied Currawong calling in the distance. Locality Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Anita Goldinger 20 November 2012 25 weeks ago 4 -
A bird calling from a tree. Locality Coburg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
(ssp nebulosa)
Nick Talbot 2 June 2012 50 weeks ago 4 -
Calls by two different birds. Locality O'Reilly's, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia
(ssp graculina)
Josep del Hoyo 18 October 2010 2 years ago 3.7 -
A dependent juvenile begging for food from a parent. Locality Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
(ssp nebulosa)
Nick Talbot 17 January 2012 1 year ago 3 -
A bird calling in the suburbs early in the morning. Locality Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
(ssp nebulosa)
Nick Talbot 17 January 2012 1 year ago 3 -
A bird calling in forest. Locality Terranora Broadwater, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia
(ssp graculina)
Nick Talbot 20 August 2012 37 weeks ago 0
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