Grey Currawong
Strepera versicolor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCracticidae
- GenusStrepera (Currawongs)
- SpeciesStrepera versicolor (Grey Currawong)
The grey currawong (Strepera versicolor) is a large passerine bird native to southern Australia, including Tasmania. One of three currawong species in the genus Strepera, it is closely related to the butcherbirds and Australian magpie of the family Artamidae. It is a large crow-like bird, around 48 cm (19 in) long on average; with yellow irises, a heavy bill, dark plumage with white undertail and wing patches. The male and female are similar in appearance. Six subspecies are recognised and are distinguished by overall plumage colour, which ranges from slate-grey for the nominate from New South Wales and eastern Victoria and subspecies plumbea from Western Australia, to sooty black for the clinking currawong of Tasmania and subspecies halmaturina from Kangaroo Island. All grey currawongs have a loud distinctive ringing or clinking call. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Currawong sighting in Kosciuszko National Park, based on 169 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kosciuszko National Park
Pied Currawong
Strepera graculina
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen
Grey Butcherbird
Cracticus torquatus
Pied Butcherbird
Cracticus nigrogularis
Grey Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Caligavis chrysops
White-throated Treecreeper
Cormobates leucophaea
Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla
Superb Fairywren
Malurus cyaneus
Gray Shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica
White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis
Spotted Pardalote
Pardalotus punctatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Maria Island National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Grey Currawong in Kosciuszko National Park?
About 24% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Currawong sighting in Kosciuszko National Park, based on 169 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Grey Currawong in Kosciuszko National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Grey Currawong in Kosciuszko National Park in our monthly data.