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Grey Currawong
Strepera versicolor (Latham, J 1801)
The grey currawong is a large passerine bird native to southern Australia, including Tasmania. One of three currawong species in the genus Strepera, it is closely related to the butcherbirds and Australian magpie of the family Artamidae. It is a large crow-like bird, around 48 cm (19 in) long on average; with yellow irises, a heavy bill, dark plumage with white undertail and wing patches. The male and female are similar in appearance. 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. All grey currawongs have a loud distinctive ringing or clinking call. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Artamidae
Genus:
Strepera
Scientific:
Strepera versicolor
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Artamidae
Genus:
Strepera
Scientific:
Strepera versicolor
Original description
Citation:
(Latham, J 1801)
Reference:
Suppl. Indicis Orn.
Protonym:
C[orvus] versicolor
Type locality:
Australia.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/313412#page/31/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
B7717F2A21DBFEFB
Avibase ID:
avibase-B7717F2A
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B7717F2A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 563153
Geographic range:
- Strepera versicolor versicolor: SE Australia (Hunter R., NSW to s and sw Victoria)
- Strepera versicolor [plumbea or centralia]: S Western Australia to nw and far sw South Australia
- Strepera versicolor arguta: Eastern Tasmania
- Strepera versicolor melanoptera: Southeast South Australia and adj. sw NSW and nw Victoria
- Strepera versicolor halmaturina: Kangaroo I. (South Australia)
- Strepera versicolor intermedia: S-central South Australia to Eyre and Yorke Peninsulas
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Source: Clements checklist
Grey Currawong
Catalan:
carnisser cendrós
Czech:
flétňák bělořitý
Danish:
Grå Currawong
German:
Rußkrähenstar
Spanish:
Verdugo Cenizo
Spanish (Spain):
Verdugo Cenizo
Finnish:
nokihuilukorppi
French:
Réveilleur cendré
Croatian:
mrki kuravong
Hungarian:
szürke rablóvarjú
Italian:
Currawong grigio
Japanese (romaji):
haiirofuegarasu
Japanese:
ハイイロフエガラス
Lithuanian:
pilkoji fleitinė varna
Dutch:
Grijze Klauwierkraai
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sotkurrawong
Norwegian:
Sotkurrawong
Polish:
kurawonga zmienna
Portuguese:
carrauongue-cinzento
Portuguese (Portugal):
currawong-cinzento
Russian:
Изменчивый куравонг
Slovak:
vrieskavec koledník
Serbian:
Sivi kuravong
Swedish:
grå kurrawong
Ukrainian:
Куравонг сірий
Chinese:
灰噪钟鹊
Chinese (Traditional):
灰噪鐘鵲
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Réveilleur cendré ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Réveilleur cendré ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Gray Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Strepera versicolor [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Strepera versicolor [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Strepera versicolor [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Grey Currawong ( Strepera versicolor) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Strepera versicolor [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Strepera versicolor [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: carnisser cendrós
Czech: flétňák bělořitý, Flétnák úzkozobý
Danish: Grå Currawong
German: Rußkrähenstar, Rußwürg, Rußwürgerkrähe, Russ-Würgerkrähe, Schlankschnabel-Würgerkrähe
English: Common Currawong, Gray Currawong, Grey Currawong
English, HBW: Grey Currawong
English (IOC): Grey Currawong
English (United States): Gray Currawong
Spanish: Currawong Gris, Verdugo Cenizo
Spanish (Spain): Verdugo Cenizo
Spanish (HBW): Gray Currawong
Estonian: hall-karravong
Finnish: Nokihuilukorppi
French: Calibé cendré, Réveilleur cendré
Croatian: mrki kuravong
Hungarian: szürke rablóvarjú
Italian: Cornacchia sibilante grigia, Currawong grigio
Japanese (romaji): haiirofuegarasu
Japanese: ハイイロフエガラス
Scientific: C[orvus] versicolor, Corvus versicolor, Strepera versicolor, Strepera versicolor versicolor
Lithuanian: pilkoji fleitinė varna
Dutch: Grijze Klauwierkraai
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sotkurrawong
Norwegian: Sotkurrawong
Polish: kurawonga zmienna
Portuguese: carrauongue-cinzento
Portuguese (Portugal): currawong-cinzento
Russian: Изменчивый куравонг, Серая ворона-флейтист
Slovak: vrieskavec koledník
Serbian: Sivi kuravong
Swedish: Grå kurrawong
Turkish: Dumanlı kurravong
Ukrainian: Куравонг сірий
Chinese: 灰噪钟鹊
Chinese (Traditional): 灰噪鐘鵲
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