Grey Butcherbird
Cracticus torquatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCracticidae
- GenusCracticus (Typical Butcherbirds)
- SpeciesCracticus torquatus (Grey Butcherbird)
Closest Relatives at Blue Mountains National Park
Pied Butcherbird
Cracticus nigrogularis
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen
Pied Currawong
Strepera graculina
Grey Currawong
Strepera versicolor
Eastern Spinebill
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
Red Wattlebird
Anthochaera carunculata
Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla
Grey Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Caligavis chrysops
Satin Bowerbird
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Eastern Yellow Robin
Eopsaltria australis
White-throated Treecreeper
Cormobates leucophaea
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 16 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 17 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 18 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Grey Butcherbird in Blue Mountains National Park?
About 41% of visitor-days record a Grey Butcherbird sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 2308 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Grey Butcherbird in Blue Mountains National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Grey Butcherbird in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.