Hooded Butcherbird (Cracticus cassicus) [XC499023]
by Marc Anderson from near Malagufuk, Klasow Valley, Sorong, Papua Barat, Indonesia (song)
Hooded Butcherbird (Cracticus cassicus) [XC499167]
by Iain Woxvold from near Malagufuk, Klasow Valley, Sorong, Papua Barat, 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.
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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.