Birds of the World

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Genus: Cracticus (6 species)


Silver-backed Butcherbird (Cracticus argenteus colletti) Range: AU: nw, nc Australia Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia
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Split from the Grey Butcherbird and found in northern Australia.


Hooded Butcherbird (Cracticus cassicus cassicus) Range: AU: New Guinea and satellites Biak, Indonesia
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Tagula Butcherbird (Cracticus louisiadensis) Near Threatened Range: AU: Tagula and Sabara (nw of Tagula; c Louisiade Arch., e of se New Guinea)


Black-backed Butcherbird (Cracticus mentalis) Range: AU: sc, se New Guinea and Cape York Pen. (ne Australia) Australia
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Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis nigrogularis) Range: AU: Australia (except Tasmania) Gulpa Island National Park, NSW, Australia
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Grey Butcherbird (Cracticus torquatus) Female Range: AU: Australia (except n) Strangways, Victoria, Australia
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Compare to Silver-backed Butcherbird. Male black, female brown.

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