Hooded Butcherbird (Cracticus cassicus) [XC812946]
by Jorge de Leon Cardozo from Lumi, Aitape-Lumi District, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea (song)
Hooded Butcherbird (Cracticus cassicus) [XC502147]
by Marc Anderson from Varirata National Park, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea (call)
Nest
Bowl-shaped composed of sticks and twigs located on a branch 8.5 - 25 m above the ground.
Eggs (Guide)
2 -3; pale olive-brown or green, blotched darker brown; 31 - 35 x 24 - 26 m.
Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
cassicus (Boddaert, 1783) - West Papuan Is, New Guinea and satellite islands (except those off south-eastern coast), and Aru Is.
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hercules Mayr, 1940 - Trobriand Is (Kailuna, Kiriwana and Kitawa) and D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago (Goodenough and Fergusson), off south-eastern New Guinea.