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Photo by jimmclean
Cradle Mountain, Tasmania, November 2006

Strepera fuliginosa

[edit] Identification

45 cm

• All black
• Small white patch on the wing
• White-tipped tail

[edit] Similar Species

Grey Currawong: which has black under-tail coverts.

[edit] Distribution

Tasmania and surrounding islands.

[edit] Taxonomy

Photo by Janha
Cradle Mountain, Tasmania, May 2003

[edit] Subspecies^[1]

Three subspecies are recognized:

• S. f. fuliginosa:

• Tasmania (except northeast)

• S. f. pervior:

• Flinders Island (Bass Strait)

• S. f. colei:

• King Island (Bass Strait)

[edit] Habitat

Open temperate forests, woodland, scrub and heathland

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Breeding

The nest is a large cup formed from sticks and lined with soft material. It is placed in a tall tree.

[edit] Diet

The diet includes small birds.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
2. Wikipedia
3. Arthur Grosset
4. BF Member observations

• List of references

[edit] External Links

• Arthur Grosset's Birds