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Species profile—Cracticus torquatus (Artamidae)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Artamidae (wood swallows) → Cracticus torquatus (grey butcherbird)

Photos

  • Photo of Cracticus torquatus (grey butcherbird) - Jones, K.,Ken Jones,2011

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Artamidae (wood swallows)
Species
Cracticus torquatus (grey butcherbird)
Alternate name
silver-backed butcherbird
Tasmanian jackass
Derwent jackass
Taxonomy Author
(Latham, 1801)
Nature Conservation Act (NCA) status
Least concern
Back on Track (BoT) status
Low
Endemicity
Native
Other resources
Atlas of Living Australia

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 October 2014
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