Grey Butcherbird
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Grey Butcherbird

Cracticus torquatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
Insufficient data
overall probability at Ningaloo Marine Park
4 Verified records at Ningaloo Marine 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 Ningaloo Marine Park

Pied Butcherbird
LC Endemic

Pied Butcherbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cracticus nigrogularis

50–60% · Likely
Australian Magpie
LC

Australian Magpie

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gymnorhina tibicen

<5% · Rare
Singing Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Singing Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gavicalis virescens

70–80% · Very likely
Welcome Swallow
LC

Welcome Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo neoxena

50–60% · Likely
Yellow-throated Miner
LC Endemic

Yellow-throated Miner

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Manorina flavigula

50–60% · Likely
Torresian Crow
LC

Torresian Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus orru

40–50% · Likely
Magpie-lark
LC

Magpie-lark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Grallina cyanoleuca

30–40% · Possible
Brown Honeyeater
LC

Brown Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lichmera indistincta

30–40% · Possible
Zebra Finch
LC

Zebra Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Taeniopygia guttata

30–40% · Possible
White-winged Fairywren
LC Endemic

White-winged Fairywren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malurus leucopterus

30–40% · Possible
Western Bowerbird
LC Endemic

Western Bowerbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chlamydera guttata

30–40% · Possible
Tree Martin
LC

Tree Martin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Petrochelidon nigricans

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Grey Butcherbird at Ningaloo Marine 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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