Grey Currawong
Strepera versicolor(Latham, J, 1801)
English (US) Gray Currawong
UK name: Grey Currawong
The Grey Currawong (Strepera versicolor) 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
- Strepera versicolor
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray Currawong
- English (UK)
- Grey Currawong
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Strepera versicolor versicolor
- Strepera versicolor arguta
- Strepera versicolor melanoptera
- Strepera versicolor halmaturina
- Strepera versicolor intermedia
- Strepera versicolor plumbea
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- C[orvus] versicolor
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
- Type locality
- Australia.
- Original description
- Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ p.xxv
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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