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Black Butcherbird Cracticus quoyi

Described by: Lesson (1827)
Alternate common name(s): Black Butcher Bird
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Australia - Sep, 2002 © Jean-Philippe Paris 
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Range

(1) New Guinea including Yapen Is. and w. Papuan Is. (Waigeo Is., Salawati Is., and Misool Is.).
(2) Aru Is. and n. Australia (Northern Territory from Port Keats e. to Arnhem Land and Melville Is. (Middle Arm, Buffalo Creek and East Point Recreational Park near Darwin) and n. Queensland on the Cape York Peninsula (Cairns Botanical Gardens and Iron Range National Park).
(3) Ne. Australia (nc. Queensland s. locally to Rockhampton area).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Listening Earth

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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