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Six subspecies are recognised and are distinguished by overall plumage colour, which ranges from slate-grey for the nominate from New South Wales and eastern Victoria and subspecies plumbea from Western Australia, to sooty black for the clinking currawong of Tasmania and subspecies halmaturina from Kangaroo Island. { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_btmslot' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971063', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, "authorizationTimeout": 10000 { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '194852', size: [300, 250] }}, type: "html5", { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, [18], More specifically, the nominate subspecies has a grey forehead, crown, nape, ear-coverts and throat with the face a darker grey-black. Like all passerines, the chicks are born naked, and blind (altricial), and remain in the nest for an extended period (nidicolous). { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_topslot' }}, to go in the direction of a place or thing, Cambridge Dictionary’s Word of the Year 2020, Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English. [32], The grey currawong appears to have declined across its distribution; formerly common, it became scarce in northern Victoria in the 1930s, and in northeastern Victoria in the 1960s. partner: "uarus31" params: { dfpSlots['houseslot_a'] = googletag.defineSlot('/2863368/houseslot', [300, 250], 'ad_houseslot_a').defineSizeMapping(mapping_houseslot_a).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'mid').setTargeting('hp', 'right').setCategoryExclusion('house').addService(googletag.pubads()); However, the exact origin of term is unclear; the most likely antecedent is the word garrawaŋ from the indigenous Jagera language from the Brisbane region, although the Dharug word gurawaruŋ from the Sydney basin is a possibility. { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_leftslot_160x600' }}, var mapping_rightslot = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([746, 0], [[300, 250]]).addSize([0, 0], []).build(); { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195451', size: [300, 50] }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_topslot' }}]}, Clinking sound, Grey Currawong ? All Grey Currawongs have a distinctive, higher pitched, clear, ringing, clinking call. The nominate race versicolor and plumbea are slate-grey in colour, while melanoptera and intermedia are blackish-brown, and arguta of Tasmania and halmaturina a sooty black. name: "identityLink", const customGranularity = { [28] In Tasmania, the black currawong is similar but has a heavier bill and call similar to the pied and lacks the white rump. googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(false); { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_rightslot' }}, Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. [41], The breeding habits of the grey currawong are not well known, and the inaccessibility of its nests makes study difficult. bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776130', position: 'btf' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_rightslot_flex' }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776130', position: 'btf' }}, ga('set', 'dimension3', "default"); { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195464', size: [120, 600] }}, {code: 'ad_btmslot_a', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_btmslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/btmslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [320, 50], [300, 50]] } }, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971066', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, {code: 'ad_topslot_b', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_topslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/topslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[728, 90]] } }, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_btmslot_300x250' }}, var dfpSlots = {}; [50] The grey currawong usually swallows prey whole,[36] although one bird was observed impaling a rodent on a stick and eating parts of it, in the manner of a butcherbird. [6] {code: 'ad_btmslot_a', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_btmslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/btmslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250]] } }, expires: 60 Hiding a checklist will exclude the taxa on it from all forms of eBird output that show a location (including bar charts, maps, and arrival/departure tables), but the observation will still be accessible to you, and will appear on your lists. { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '387232' }}, iasLog("criterion : cdo_pc = dictionary"); var pbMobileLrSlots = [ { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_rightslot_flex' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195464', size: [160, 600] }}, Their eyes are brownish, but turn yellow early. { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971080', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_rightslot' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654149' }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '446381' }}, [53], Large passerine bird native to southern Australia and Tasmania, "Hill crow" redirects here. { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_rightslot' }}, [40] A new species of spirurian nematode, Microtetrameres streperae isolated from a grey currawong at Waikerie was described in 1977. { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_topslot' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654208' }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_rightslot' }}]}, The Currawong calls outside our kitchen window every morning and evening Described by John Gould in 1837, it is a black and white bird 28 to 32 cm (11 to 12.5 in) long with a long hooked bill. { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_topslot_728x90' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_leftslot_160x600' }}, The term currawong itself is derived from the call of the pied currawong. { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, iasLog("criterion : sfr = cdo_dict_english"); plumbea. [52], A grey currawong features in the major Dreaming story of the Kaurna people, when the ancestor hero Tjilbruke kills one in order to use fat and feathers to cover his body before transforming himself into a glossy ibis at Rosetta Head. { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb50ce0007', pos: 'cdo_btmslot_mobile_flex' }}, {code: 'ad_rightslot', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_rightslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/rightslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250]] } }, [29], Grey currawongs are found right across the southern part of Australia from the Central Coast region of New South Wales, occurring south of latitude 32°S southwards and westwards, from the vicinity of Mudgee in the north and southwest to Temora and Albury onto the Riverina and across most of Victoria and southern South Australia to the fertile south-west corner of Western Australia and the semi-arid country surrounding it. The clinking currawong lays larger and paler eggs of dull white, pale grey or buff with a faint wine-colour tint, and marked with darker tones of purple-, grey- or blue-tinged brown, which average 31 mm × 46 mm (1.2 in × 1.8 in). [27] In northwestern Victoria, the black-winged currawong (subspecies melanoptera) has a darker plumage than other grey subspecies, and is thus more similar in appearance to the pied currawong, but its wings lack the white primaries of the latter species. Learn more. Hunting the Thylacine. [35] The grey currawong has been recorded harassing larger birds such as the wedge-tailed eagle, square-tailed kite and Australian hobby. { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654157' }}, ga('set', 'dimension2', "entryex"); In the west of its range, the Grey Currawong is the only currawong species to be found. All grey currawongs have a loud distinctive ringing or clinking call. From: Peter Pfeiffer < > Date: ... I,ve been hearing this Clinking sound similar to an Adelaide Rosella's call. { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '346693' }}, iasLog("criterion : cdo_l = en"); "authorizationFallbackResponse": { currawong 의미, 정의, currawong의 정의: 1. a large, black and white bird with a loud, musical cry 2. a large, black and white bird with a…. Currawongs are three species of medium-sized passerine birds belonging to the genus Strepera in the family Cracticidae native to Australasia. iasLog("criterion : cdo_ei = currawong"); pbjs.que.push(function() { At times they form flocks of upto a hundred or so. iasLog("exclusion label : wprod"); [10] The male is on average slightly larger than the female, but the size and weight ranges mostly overlap. name: "unifiedId", { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_topslot' }}]}, The grey currawong (Strepera versicolor) is a large passerine bird native to southern Australia, including Tasmania. ga('create', 'UA-31379-3',{cookieDomain:'dictionary.cambridge.org',siteSpeedSampleRate: 10}); googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_pt", "entry"); var pbHdSlots = [ In the east, it can be distinguished from the Pied Currawong, S. graculina, by its less robust and less hooked bill, its generally greyer rather than black plumage, and its higher pitched, ringing or 'clinking' call. }); The incidence of brood parasitism is uncertain. The incubation period is poorly known because of the difficulty of observing nests, but one observation suggested around 23 days from laying to hatching. 'min': 3.05, googletag.cmd.push(function() { I watched the Currawong for a while, as it levered bark off the gum, and delved deeply into the crevices to find insects. 자세히 알아보기. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_topslot' }}]}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '194852', size: [300, 250] }}, Its head and throat are black, making a distinctive hood; the mantle and much of the tail and wings Other old common names include grey crow-shrike, leaden crow-shrike, mountain magpie, black-winged currawong (in western Victoria), clinking currawong (in Tasmania), and squeaker (in Western Australia). 'increment': 1, [26] The clinking call resembles that of the superb lyrebird, which imitates the currawong call at times. It was also commonly hit and killed by vehicles. The Black Currawong is an altitudinal 'migrant', inhabiting the highland areas during the warmer months, and lower areas during the Winter. The common name comes from the call of the familiar Pied Currawong of eastern Australia.. The pied butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis) is a songbird native to Australia. Yesterday I saw the bird in question briefly for a few seconds flying away from me. Submitted by Michael Ramsey. The black currawong is commonly confused with the clinking currawong, but the latter species has a white rump and larger white wing patches. Those of subspecies versicolor average 30 mm × 43 mm (1.2 in × 1.7 in) in size and are a pale brown or buff with shades of pink or wine tones, and are marked with streaks or splotches of darker brown, purple-brown, slate-grey or even blue-tinged. [3] The black-winged currawong was known to the Ramindjeri people of Encounter Bay as wati-eri,[4] the word meaning "to sneak" or "to track". { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_btmslot' }}, The black currawong has a heavier bill and a characteristic call unlike the clink-clink call of the clinking. [3] The orbital (eye-ring), legs and feet are black, whereas the bill and gape range from greyish black to black. the darkest race from Tasmania, race arguta, known as the Clinking Currawong or locally as the Black Magpie. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195451', size: [300, 250] }}, 'cap': true [45], A wide variety of plant material is also consumed, including the fruit or berries of Ficus species, Leucopogon species, Exocarpos species, a cycad Macrozamia riedlei, a mistletoe Lysiana exocarpi, Astroloma humifusum, A. pinifolium, Myoporum insulare, Enchylaena tomentosa and Coprosma quadrifida. 'increment': 0.01, iasLog("criterion : cdo_pt = entry"); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654174' }}, The grey currawong builds a large shallow nest of thin sticks lined with grass and bark high in trees; generally eucalypts are chosen. {code: 'ad_topslot_b', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_topslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/topslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[728, 90]] } },