The pied currawong (Strepera graculina) is a black passerine bird native to eastern Australia and Lord Howe Island. One of three currawong species in the genus Strepera, it is closely related to the butcherbirds and Australian magpie of the family Artamidae. Six subspecies are recognised. It is a robust crowlike bird averaging around 48 cm (19 in) in length, black or sooty grey-black in plumage with white undertail and wing patches, yellow irises, and a heavy bill. The male and female are similar in appearance. Known for its melodious calls, the species' name currawong is believed to be of indigenous origin.
Within its range, the pied currawong is generally sedentary, although populations at higher altitudes relocate to lower areas during the cooler months. It is omnivorous, with a diet that includes a wide variety of berries and seeds, invertebrates, bird eggs, juvenile birds and young marsupials. It is a predator which has adapted well to urbanization and can be found in parks and gardens as well as rural woodland. The habitat includes every kind of forested area, although mature forests are preferred for breeding. Roosting, nesting and the bulk of foraging take place in trees, in contrast with the ground-foraging behaviour of its relative, the Australian magpie.
^BirdLife International (2016). "Strepera graculina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22706293A94060862. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22706293A94060862.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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The piedcurrawong (Strepera graculina) is a black passerine bird native to eastern Australia and Lord Howe Island. One of three currawong species in the...
to Australia. These are the grey currawong (Strepera versicolor), piedcurrawong (S. graculina), and black currawong (S. fuliginosa). The common name...
arboreal than the piedcurrawong, the black currawong spends more time foraging on the ground. It roosts and breeds in trees. The black currawong was first described...
The Lord Howe currawong (Strepera graculina crissalis), Lord Howe Island currawong or Lord Howe piedcurrawong, is a large and mainly black passerine bird...
Murray River. Together with the piedcurrawong (S. graculina) and black currawong (S. fuliginosa), the grey currawong forms the genus Strepera. Although...
vary from nectar sucking (woodswallows) to predation on small birds (piedcurrawong). The family Artamidae was introduced by the Irish zoologist Nicholas...
songs of great subtlety. Particularly noteworthy are the pied butcherbird, the piedcurrawong and the Australian magpie. Five genera are recognised. The...
spread by fruit-eating birds and improper disposal of garden refuse. The piedcurrawong is a culprit in Sydney. It can be eradicated using various herbicides...
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when raised by frugivore hosts such as the Australasian figbird and piedcurrawong. Other species occasionally take fruit, as well. Couas consume fruit...
Australian raven, Australian magpie, crested pigeon, noisy miner and the piedcurrawong. Introduced bird species ubiquitously found in Sydney are the common...
the fruit include the yellow-eyed cuckoo-shrike (Coracina lineata), piedcurrawong (Strepera graculina), Australasian figbird (Sphecotheres vieilloti)...
species, such as the laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) and the piedcurrawong (Strepera graculina), to develop population sizes that are abnormally...
melanorhamphos). In one study, the most frequently killed bird prey species were piedcurrawong (Strepera graculina) and crimson rosella (Platycercus elegans) and avian...
many birds including Australasian figbird, olive-backed oriole and piedcurrawong. Germination from fresh seed occurs without difficulty, particularly...
ISBN 9781408131695. Woodall, P (2004). "The distribution and abundance of PiedCurrawong and Torresian Crow in South-east Queensland" (PDF). The Sunbird. 32...
in the country include the Australian magpie, Australian raven, the piedcurrawong, crested pigeons and the laughing kookaburra. The koala, emu, platypus...
birds, including the Australian magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) and the piedcurrawong (Strepera graculina). The aerial predator alarm call is a series of...
woodswallows, currawongs and allies Western piedcurrawong, Strepera graculina ashbyi (Victoria, Australia, 1927) This subspecies of the piedcurrawong has been...
are required to avoid predation from birds such as the kookaburra and piedcurrawong. Shea, G. (2018). "Saproscincus spectabilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened...
grey shrike-thrush (Colluricincla harmonica), pied butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis), piedcurrawong (Strepera graculina), and the Australian raven...
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