Grey Butcherbird
Cracticus torquatus(Latham, J, 1801)
English (US) Gray Butcherbird
UK name: Grey Butcherbird
The Grey Butcherbird (Cracticus torquatus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Artamidae (Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Cracticus torquatus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray Butcherbird
- English (UK)
- Grey Butcherbird
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Cracticus torquatus leucopterus
- Cracticus torquatus torquatus
- Cracticus torquatus cinereus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- L[anius] torquatus
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
- Type locality
- Australia.
- Original description
- Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ p.xviii
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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