A black and white bird perched on a tree trunk, holding a dragonfly in its beak against a blurred green background.

Project Seek - 13 - Pied Butcherbird or Cracticus nigrogularis



Location: Silky Oak Track, Mount Coot-tha (Brisbane)


Fact: They don't just sing territory notes; they actively freestyle. They possess three distinct song types: a standard Day Song (often performed as highly coordinated antiphonal duets with a partner), a nocturnal Breeding Song (serenading continuously from dusk until dawn), and a secretive Whisper Song.