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Grey Butcherbird
Cracticus torquatus (Latham, J 1801)
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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto &
macaulaylibrary.org.
| Species name | Recordist | Date | Location | Remarks | Cat.nr. |
| Gray Butcherbird - Cracticus torquatus | Ben Milbourne | 2026-04-24 | , Australian Capital Territory (excl. Jervis Bay) (Australia) | - | 655762634 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Gray Butcherbird - Cracticus torquatus | Edward Smith | 2022-09-25 | , Murray Bridge (Australia) | - | 487285791 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Gray Butcherbird - Cracticus torquatus | Vicki Powys | 2009-12-23 | , Lithgow (Australia) | - | 233744 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Gray Butcherbird - Cracticus torquatus | Andrew Spencer | 2016-01-07 | Paddabilla Bore (aka Eulo Bore), Paroo, Queensland, Australia, Paroo (Australia) | - Calls from a bird apparently alarmed by my presence, as it moved through tall, fairly open mulga woodland. | 100824441 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Gray Butcherbird - Cracticus torquatus | David Drews | 2024-02-04 | , Frankston (Australia) | - | 614376036 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Grey Butcherbird - Cracticus torquatus | Marc Anderson | 2015-05-17 | Blue Mountains National Park South, New South Wales, New South Wales (Australia) (600 m) | song - [also] [sono] | 244293 xeno-canto.org |
| Grey Butcherbird - Cracticus torquatus torquatus | James Lambert | 2021-02-24 | Aspley, Brisbane City, Queensland, Aspley (Australia) (30 m) | male, subsong - subadult calling while foraging by sally-pouncing; practising song bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
628838 xeno-canto.org |
| Grey Butcherbird - Cracticus torquatus torquatus | Marc Anderson | 2019-03-04 | Coorongooba campground, Wollemi NP, New South Wales, Lithgow (Australia) (280 m) | song - bird-seen:no
|
460763 xeno-canto.org |
| Gray Butcherbird - Cracticus torquatus | Jack Nguyen | 2021-02-16 | Blackburn Lake, Whitehorse, Victoria, Australia, Whitehorse (Australia) | - | 308155621 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Grey Butcherbird - Cracticus torquatus | Paul Jacobson | 13-02-2010 | Gilpin Park, Brunswick, Victoria, Victoria (Australia) (65 m) | Territorial Song (A) - A second Grey Butcherbird can be heard calling in the distance | 44251 xeno-canto.org |
| Grey Butcherbird - Cracticus torquatus | Marc Anderson | 2022-02-08 | Little Llangothlin Nature Reserve, New South Wales, Guyra (Australia) (1400 m) | song - [sono] | 816117 xeno-canto.org |
| Grey Butcherbird - Cracticus torquatus torquatus | James Lambert | 2020-04-05 | Aspley, Brisbane City, Queensland, Aspley (Australia) (30 m) | adult, subsong - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
635936 xeno-canto.org |
| Grey Butcherbird - Cracticus torquatus | nick talbot | 2022-04-15 | No.41B Foster St (Bicheno Information Centre) (near Bicheno), Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council, Tasmania, Glamorgan-Spring Bay (Australia) (10 m) | song - A bird calling from gardens near the shops bird-seen:no playback-used:no
|
715559 xeno-canto.org |
| Gray Butcherbird - Cracticus torquatus | James Lambert | 2021-04-05 | 150 Albany Creek Rd, Aspley (restricted access), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Brisbane (Australia) | - subsong of lone adult, interspersed with some normal loud territorial calls | 323049441 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Gray Butcherbird - Cracticus torquatus | James Lambert | 2020-11-01 | 150 Albany Creek Rd, Aspley (restricted access), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Brisbane (Australia) | - mobbing a Brown Goshawk | 276247551 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Gray Butcherbird - Cracticus torquatus | James Lambert | 2020-12-16 | Cabbage Tree Creek (Aspley), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Brisbane (Australia) | - | 288313961 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Gray Butcherbird - Cracticus torquatus | James Lambert | 2020-12-25 | Chermside Hills Reserve, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Brisbane (Australia) | - | 290743471 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Gray Butcherbird - Cracticus torquatus | David Drews | 2024-02-04 | , Frankston (Australia) | - | 614372526 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Gray Butcherbird - Cracticus torquatus | Jay McGowan | 2024-12-13 | , Brisbane (Australia) | - | 630448236 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Grey Butcherbird - Cracticus torquatus | Colin Reid | 2021-03-12 | Oxley Creek Common (near Rocklea), Brisbane City, Queensland, Rocklea (Australia) (10 m) | adult, male, song - Usual song I believe, no modifications. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
628251 xeno-canto.org |
| Grey Butcherbird - Cracticus torquatus | Geoff Rule | 2021-01-18 | Jenner Rd at Joyce Pl (near Dural), The Council of the Shire of Hornsby, New South Wales, Hornsby - North (Australia) (150 m) | adult, duet, sex uncertain, song - Recording was taken by pixel 5 smartphone. The recording was trimmed at end only to remove sulphur crested cocktail interruption. No other editing used. Recording quality mono 44 kHz. At least 2 birds involved in call however only 1 responding bird. Responding bird was observed with body facing directly at microphone. In tree on branch 4m away from microphone. Birds head up with beak vertical during call response. bird-seen:yes
|
615692 xeno-canto.org |
| Gray Butcherbird - Cracticus torquatus | James Lambert | 2021-02-24 | Little Cabbage Tree Creek (Aspley), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Brisbane (Australia) | - subsong of immature practising song repertoire; same bird as in photo (ML 311023171) | 315882971 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Grey Butcherbird - Cracticus torquatus torquatus | Morgan Pickering | 2026-05-16 | Lions Lookout - Welshpool Rd Before Crystal Brook Rd (near Lesmurdie), City of Kalamunda, Western Australia, Kalamunda (Australia) (180 m) | - [sono] | 1133780 xeno-canto.org |
| Grey Butcherbird - Cracticus torquatus | James Ray | 2025-11-01 | Highgate Hill, Brisbane City, Queensland, Highgate Hill (Australia) (50 m) | song - They were singing at eye level in a tree about 20 m from, flying back and forth from the tree and above my apartment. It was a group of three, probably a family with a younger adult
|
1051772 xeno-canto.org |
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![[sono]](http://xeno-canto.org/sounds/uploaded/EHGWCIGILC/ffts/XC816117-large.png){kind=link}
![[sono]](https://xeno-canto.org/sounds/spectrograms/EJWDNYPDQA/1133780/grey-medium.png){kind=link}
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