Grey Butcherbird
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Grey Butcherbird

Cracticus torquatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Kosciuszko National Park
56 Verified records at Kosciuszko National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ 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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Butcherbird sighting in Kosciuszko National Park, based on 56 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kosciuszko National Park

Pied Butcherbird
LC Endemic

Pied Butcherbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cracticus nigrogularis

Insufficient data
Pied Currawong
LC Endemic

Pied Currawong

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Strepera graculina

60–70% · Likely
Australian Magpie
LC

Australian Magpie

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gymnorhina tibicen

50–60% · Likely
Grey Currawong
LC Endemic

Grey Currawong

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Strepera versicolor

20–30% · Possible
Grey Fantail
LC

Grey Fantail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhipidura albiscapa

60–70% · Likely
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Yellow-faced Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Caligavis chrysops

60–70% · Likely
White-throated Treecreeper
LC

White-throated Treecreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cormobates leucophaea

50–60% · Likely
Brown Thornbill
LC Endemic

Brown Thornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acanthiza pusilla

50–60% · Likely
Superb Fairywren
LC Endemic

Superb Fairywren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malurus cyaneus

50–60% · Likely
Gray Shrikethrush
LC

Gray Shrikethrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colluricincla harmonica

50–60% · Likely
White-browed Scrubwren
LC Endemic

White-browed Scrubwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sericornis frontalis

50–60% · Likely
Spotted Pardalote
LC Endemic

Spotted Pardalote

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pardalotus punctatus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
10–20
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ 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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Grey Butcherbird in Kosciuszko National Park?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Butcherbird sighting in Kosciuszko National Park, based on 56 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Grey Butcherbird in Kosciuszko National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Grey Butcherbird in Kosciuszko National Park in our monthly data.

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