Pied Butcherbird
Photo: Vicki Nunn · CC BY-SA 4.0

Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies

Pied Butcherbird

Cracticus nigrogularis

LCLeast Concern Endemic to Australia
Family
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies (Artamidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The pied butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis) is a songbird native to Australia. Initially described by John Gould in 1837, it is a black-and-white bird 28 to 32 cm (11 to 12.5 in) long with a long, hooked bill. Its head and throat are black, making a distinctive hood; the mantle and much of the tail and wings are also black. The neck, underparts, and outer wing feathers are white.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.