Genus

Typical Butcherbirds

Cracticus

4 species in our catalog · found in 22 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyCracticidae
GenusCracticus (Typical Butcherbirds)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC Endemic

Cracticus nigrogularis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Cracticus torquatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Cracticus cassicus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Cracticus mentalis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Butcherbirds

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~70%
	Pied Butcherbird			~70%
	Grey Butcherbird			Insufficient data
2	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~60%
	Pied Butcherbird			~60%
	Grey Butcherbird			Insufficient data
3	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~50%
	Grey Butcherbird			~50%
	Pied Butcherbird			<5%
4	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~50%
	Pied Butcherbird			~30%
	Grey Butcherbird			~20%
5	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~40%
	Grey Butcherbird			~40%
	Pied Butcherbird			<5%
6	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~40%
	Hooded Butcherbird			~40%
7	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~30%
	Grey Butcherbird			~20%
	Pied Butcherbird			~20%
8	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~30%
	Grey Butcherbird			~30%
9	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~30%
	Pied Butcherbird			~30%
	Grey Butcherbird			<5%
10	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~30%
	Grey Butcherbird			~30%
11	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~30%
	Grey Butcherbird			~20%
	Pied Butcherbird			~10%
12	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~20%
	Pied Butcherbird			~10%
	Grey Butcherbird			~10%
13	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~20%
	Grey Butcherbird			~20%
14	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~20%
	Pied Butcherbird			~20%
	Grey Butcherbird			<5%
15	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~20%
	Grey Butcherbird			~20%
16	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~10%
	Grey Butcherbird			~10%
	Pied Butcherbird			~10%
17	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Grey Butcherbird			~10%
18	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~10%
	Grey Butcherbird			~10%
	Pied Butcherbird			Insufficient data
19	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	<5%
	Black-backed Butcherbird			Insufficient data
	Pied Butcherbird			<5%
	Grey Butcherbird			Insufficient data
20	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	Grey Butcherbird			<5%
	Pied Butcherbird			Insufficient data
21	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Grey Butcherbird			Insufficient data
22	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Grey Butcherbird			Insufficient data

Typical Butcherbirds

Species in this group

Pied Butcherbird

Grey Butcherbird

Hooded Butcherbird

Black-backed Butcherbird

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Typical Butcherbirds

Parks Ranked