Pied Butcherbird
Cracticus nigrogularis
(L 13-15")
Brisbane
City Botanic Gardens
14Oct2016
Juvenile
Found across much of Australia
...considered the most accomplished
songbird in Australia.
Impales their prey on a tree twig
...like a butcher hanging meat on
a hook.
© Marc
Anderson
xeno-canto
Cracticus is Greek for
clamorous; nigrogularis is Latin
for
black-throated.
© Wikipedia