Cracticus torquatus

1 Grey Butcherbird at Bandiana, VIC

Cracticus torquatus at Bandiana, VIC - 28 Oct 2023 09:18 AM
Cracticus torquatus at Bandiana, VIC - 28 Oct 2023 09:18 AM
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Cracticus torquatus 28 Oct 2023 Darcy
Cracticus torquatus 28 Oct 2023 KylieWaldon

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Surprised to see this nest in a very leafless Grevillea robusta, and the two parents coming in and feeding something in the nest (couldn't see - they dipped in very low). Couldn't hear their calls at all. The trees were alive with Noisy Miners.

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  • True Nesting site

Species information

  • Cracticus torquatus Scientific name
  • Grey Butcherbird Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1072.4m Recorded at altitude
  • 536 images trained Machine learning

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