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 LC    Hooded Butcherbird* Id (Atlas):
    Cracticus cassicus

Description (10)
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Family
Artamidae (Woodswallows And Butcherbirds)

Size
32 - 35 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Boddaert, 1783)

Habitat
Forested areas mainly in lowlands. From sea-level - 650 m, or occasionally 1450 m.

Range (Guide)
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually in pairs or small family groups.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (43)...)

 
Hooded Butcherbird (Cracticus cassicus) [XC40339]
     by John Dumbacher from Batanta Island, Papua Barat, Indonesia (call)

 
Hooded Butcherbird (Cracticus cassicus) [XC209662]
     by Patrik \u00c5berg from Biak, Papua Barat (West Papua), Indonesia (song)

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. .
  • hercules Mayr, 1940   -  Trobriand Is (Kailuna, Kiriwana and Kitawa) and D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago (Goodenough and Fergusson), off south-eastern New Guinea.



References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Hooded Butcherbird (Cracticus cassicus) - 10 files


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