Grey Butcherbird
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Grey Butcherbird

Cracticus torquatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
Insufficient data
overall probability at Daintree National Park
2 Verified records at Daintree National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The grey butcherbird (Cracticus torquatus) is a widely distributed species endemic to Australia. It occurs in a range of different habitats including arid, semi-arid and temperate zones. It is found across southern Australia, but is absent from the deserts of central Australia and the monsoon tropics of northern Australia. It has a characteristic rollicking birdsong. It appears to be adapting well to city living, and can be encountered in the suburbs of many Australian cities including Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney and Hobart. The grey butcherbird preys on small vertebrates including other birds. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park

Black-backed Butcherbird
LC

Black-backed Butcherbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cracticus mentalis

Insufficient data
Pied Butcherbird
LC Endemic

Pied Butcherbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cracticus nigrogularis

<5% · Rare
Pied Currawong
LC Endemic

Pied Currawong

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Strepera graculina

<5% · Rare
Australian Magpie
LC

Australian Magpie

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gymnorhina tibicen

Insufficient data
Welcome Swallow
LC

Welcome Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo neoxena

60–70% · Likely
Green Oriole
LC

Green Oriole

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oriolus flavocinctus

50–60% · Likely
Australasian Figbird
LC

Australasian Figbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sphecotheres vieilloti

50–60% · Likely
Spangled Drongo
LC

Spangled Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus bracteatus

50–60% · Likely
Helmeted Friarbird
LC

Helmeted Friarbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Philemon buceroides

50–60% · Likely
Shining Flycatcher
LC

Shining Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiagra alecto

40–50% · Likely
Metallic Starling
LC

Metallic Starling

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aplonis metallica

40–50% · Likely
Large-billed Gerygone
LC

Large-billed Gerygone

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gerygone magnirostris

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Grey Butcherbird at Daintree National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
2 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
3 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
4 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
5 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
6 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
7 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
8 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
9 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
10 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
11 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
12 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
13 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
14 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
15 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
16 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
17 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
18 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
19 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
20 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
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