Family

Cracticidae

Habits

Diurnal, Adults live in permanent territories that are defended in all seasons. Thes nest is a compact cup of twigs and sticks usually placed in the vertical fork of a tree. Rather solitary in their feeding

Habitat

Woodland Forest, inhabits tall open forest. South of the Tropic of Capricorn and north WA & NT.

Notes

Formerly classified as Cracticus torquatus, the Grey Butcherbird, but it now recognised as a separate species, which inhabits the Top End.

Breeding

August to January. 3-4 eggs, greyish-green/blue/olive in colour. Incubation 24-26 days by the female. Young fledge in about 4 wks. Usually only one brood is raised per year.

Parks

Kakadu National Park

Diet

Omnivore, Insects; small reptiles; birds; mice; berries.

Details

Common Name: Silver-backed Butcherbird Scientific Name: Cracticus argenteus (torquatus)
Sub Order: Unavailable Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves Category: Endemic
Status: Common Size: 240 - 300 mm.

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