356:
296:
63:
433:
326:
255:
38:
195:
The cracticines have large, straight bills and mostly black, white or grey plumage. All are omnivorous to some degree: the butcherbirds mostly eat meat; Australian magpies usually forage through short grass looking for worms and other small creatures; and currawongs are true omnivores, taking fruit,
180:– were seen as a separate family Cracticidae and, according to the 2018 Cements List, they still are. With their 1985 DNA study, Sibley and Ahlquist recognised the close relationship between the woodswallows and the butcherbirds in 1985, and placed them in a Cracticini clade, now the family
943:
199:
The cracticines, despite their fairly plain, utilitarian appearance, are highly intelligent and have extraordinarily beautiful songs of great subtlety. Particularly noteworthy are the
958:
813:
Jacqueline M. T. Nguyen; Trevor H. Worthy; Walter E.Boles; Michael Archer (2013). "A new cracticid (Passeriformes : Cracticidae) from the Early
Miocene of Australia".
706:
Kearns, Anna; Joseph, Leo; Cook, Lyn G. (2013). "A Multilocus
Coalescent Analysis of the Speciational History of the Australo-Papuan Butcherbirds and their Allies".
196:
grain, meat, insects, eggs and nestlings. The female constructs bulky nests from sticks, and both parents help incubate the eggs and raise the young thereafter.
530:
was described from a proximal tarsometatarsus recovered from the
Riversleigh site in Queensland. It is early Miocene in age and is closer to
953:
511:
143:
626:
761:
753:
690:
355:
905:
62:
570:
938:
382:
812:
391:
19:"Bellmagpie" redirects here. For the species to which this name has sometimes been applied, see
858:
555:
896:
491:
822:
769:
715:
655:
585:
8:
826:
773:
719:
659:
589:
933:
838:
795:
418:
409:
227:. A 2013 molecular study has shown it to be the sister taxon to the black butcherbird (
189:
139:
57:
731:
686:
622:
519:
495:
341:
311:
220:
208:
173:
20:
842:
799:
948:
910:
830:
785:
777:
749:
723:
663:
593:
400:
373:
272:
200:
45:
459:
295:
281:
727:
881:
507:
468:
450:
204:
781:
927:
735:
890:
515:
503:
177:
162:
432:
642:
Sibley, CG; JE Ahlquist (1984). "The relationships of the Papuan genus
538:. The bird was likely similar in size to the extant black butcherbird.
526:
790:
667:
597:
752:; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Jones, C.; McNamara, J.A.; Douglas, B.J. (2007).
571:"The phylogeny and classification of Australo-Papuan passerine birds"
362:
181:
169:
124:
114:
74:
852:
834:
944:
Higher-level bird taxa restricted to the
Australasia-Pacific region
875:
754:"Miocene waterfowl and other birds from central Otago, New Zealand"
705:
439:
94:
325:
254:
37:
487:
261:
185:
158:
483:
84:
499:
748:
104:
959:
Taxa named by Marc
Athanase Parfait Œillet des Murs
641:
925:
616:
568:
157:, bellmagpies and allies, gathers together 12
685:. London: Merehurst Press. pp. 226–227.
619:Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds
681:Howley, Ian (1991). Forshaw, Joseph (ed.).
680:
621:. Canberra: CSIRO Publishing. p. 196.
522:) represents a member of the Cracticinae.
36:
789:
214:
699:
562:
556:"August 2018 | Clements Checklist"
926:
857:
856:
708:Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
161:of mostly crow-like birds native to
610:
13:
674:
14:
970:
954:Taxa named by Jean-Charles Chenu
431:
354:
324:
294:
253:
219:Five genera are recognised. The
168:Historically, the cracticines –
61:
683:Encyclopaedia of Animals: Birds
617:Christidis L, Boles WE (2008).
569:Sibley CG, Ahlquist JE (1985).
223:is classified in its own genus
806:
742:
635:
548:
1:
541:
506:and dating from the Early to
7:
728:10.1016/j.ympev.2012.11.020
10:
975:
188:were once placed with the
18:
865:
782:10.1017/S1477201906001957
383:Silver-backed butcherbird
192:but are now placed here.
58:Scientific classification
56:
44:
35:
30:
392:Black-backed butcherbird
423:Cracticus louisiadensis
527:Kurrartapu johnnguyeni
405:Cracticus nigrogularis
235:Subfamily Cracticinae:
215:Species of Cracticinae
50:Cracticus nigrogularis
494:S41061) found at the
184:. The two species of
762:J. Syst. Palaeontol.
827:2013EmuAO.113..374N
774:2007JSPal...5....1W
720:2013MolPE..66..941K
660:1984EmuAO..84..181S
590:1985EmuAO..85....1S
473:Strepera versicolor
464:Strepera fuliginosa
387:Cracticus argenteus
378:Cracticus torquatus
286:Peltops blainvillii
190:monarch flycatchers
532:Strepera/Cracticus
455:Strepera graculina
419:Tagula butcherbird
414:Cracticus cassicus
410:Hooded butcherbird
396:Cracticus mentalis
346:Gymnorhina tibicen
165:and nearby areas.
16:Subfamily of birds
921:
920:
859:Taxon identifiers
750:Worthy, Trevor H.
668:10.1071/MU9840181
628:978-0-643-06511-6
598:10.1071/MU9850001
520:million years ago
496:Manuherikia River
480:
479:
342:Australian magpie
312:Black butcherbird
221:Australian magpie
209:Australian magpie
174:Australian magpie
151:
150:
147:
21:Australian magpie
966:
939:Bird subfamilies
914:
913:
901:
900:
899:
886:
885:
884:
854:
853:
847:
846:
810:
804:
803:
793:
758:
746:
740:
739:
703:
697:
696:
678:
672:
671:
639:
633:
632:
614:
608:
607:
605:
604:
575:
566:
560:
559:
552:
445:
435:
401:Pied butcherbird
374:Grey butcherbird
368:
358:
336:
328:
306:
298:
277:Peltops montanus
273:Mountain peltops
267:
257:
239:
238:
201:pied butcherbird
138:
66:
65:
46:Pied butcherbird
40:
28:
27:
974:
973:
969:
968:
967:
965:
964:
963:
924:
923:
922:
917:
909:
904:
895:
894:
889:
880:
879:
874:
861:
851:
850:
835:10.1071/MU13017
811:
807:
756:
747:
743:
704:
700:
693:
679:
675:
640:
636:
629:
615:
611:
602:
600:
573:
567:
563:
554:
553:
549:
544:
460:Black currawong
443:
366:
334:
305:(Mathews, 1912)
304:
282:Lowland peltops
265:
248:Living species
217:
137:
60:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
972:
962:
961:
956:
951:
946:
941:
936:
919:
918:
916:
915:
902:
887:
871:
869:
863:
862:
849:
848:
805:
741:
698:
691:
673:
654:(3): 181–183.
634:
627:
609:
561:
546:
545:
543:
540:
508:Middle Miocene
478:
477:
476:
475:
469:Grey currawong
466:
457:
451:Pied currawong
446:
436:
428:
427:
426:
425:
416:
407:
398:
389:
380:
369:
367:Vieillot, 1816
359:
351:
350:
349:
348:
337:
335:Gray, GR, 1840
329:
321:
320:
319:
318:
316:Melloria quoyi
307:
299:
291:
290:
289:
288:
279:
268:
258:
250:
249:
246:
243:
237:
236:
229:Melloria quoyi
216:
213:
205:pied currawong
149:
148:
132:
128:
127:
122:
118:
117:
112:
108:
107:
102:
98:
97:
92:
88:
87:
82:
78:
77:
72:
68:
67:
54:
53:
42:
41:
33:
32:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
971:
960:
957:
955:
952:
950:
947:
945:
942:
940:
937:
935:
932:
931:
929:
912:
907:
903:
898:
892:
888:
883:
877:
873:
872:
870:
868:
864:
860:
855:
844:
840:
836:
832:
828:
824:
821:(4): 374–82.
820:
816:
809:
801:
797:
792:
787:
783:
779:
775:
771:
767:
764:
763:
755:
751:
745:
737:
733:
729:
725:
721:
717:
714:(3): 941–52.
713:
709:
702:
694:
692:1-85391-186-0
688:
684:
677:
669:
665:
661:
657:
653:
649:
645:
638:
630:
624:
620:
613:
599:
595:
591:
587:
583:
579:
572:
565:
557:
551:
547:
539:
537:
533:
529:
528:
523:
521:
517:
513:
509:
505:
501:
497:
493:
489:
485:
474:
470:
467:
465:
461:
458:
456:
452:
449:
448:
447:
442:
441:
437:
434:
430:
429:
424:
420:
417:
415:
411:
408:
406:
402:
399:
397:
393:
390:
388:
384:
381:
379:
375:
372:
371:
370:
365:
364:
360:
357:
353:
352:
347:
343:
340:
339:
338:
333:
330:
327:
323:
322:
317:
313:
310:
309:
308:
303:
300:
297:
293:
292:
287:
283:
280:
278:
274:
271:
270:
269:
264:
263:
259:
256:
252:
251:
247:
244:
241:
240:
234:
233:
232:
230:
226:
222:
212:
210:
206:
202:
197:
193:
191:
187:
183:
179:
175:
171:
166:
164:
160:
156:
145:
141:
136:
133:
130:
129:
126:
123:
120:
119:
116:
115:Passeriformes
113:
110:
109:
106:
103:
100:
99:
96:
93:
90:
89:
86:
83:
80:
79:
76:
73:
70:
69:
64:
59:
55:
51:
47:
43:
39:
34:
29:
26:
22:
866:
818:
814:
808:
765:
760:
744:
711:
707:
701:
682:
676:
651:
647:
643:
637:
618:
612:
601:. Retrieved
581:
577:
564:
550:
535:
531:
525:
524:
481:
472:
463:
454:
444:Lesson, 1831
438:
422:
413:
404:
395:
386:
377:
361:
345:
331:
315:
301:
285:
276:
266:Wagler, 1829
260:
228:
224:
218:
198:
194:
178:butcherbirds
167:
154:
152:
134:
49:
31:Cracticinae
25:
911:Cracticinae
897:Cracticinae
891:Wikispecies
867:Cracticinae
768:(1): 1–39.
584:(1): 1–14.
516:Lillburnian
504:New Zealand
163:Australasia
155:Cracticinae
135:Cracticinae
131:Subfamily:
928:Categories
791:2440/43360
603:2009-04-15
542:References
332:Gymnorhina
225:Gymnorhina
170:currawongs
934:Artamidae
363:Cracticus
182:Artamidae
125:Artamidae
81:Kingdom:
75:Eukaryota
882:Q1975486
876:Wikidata
843:85069421
800:85230857
736:23219707
534:than to
518:, 19-16
440:Strepera
302:Melloria
207:and the
144:des Murs
121:Family:
95:Chordata
91:Phylum:
85:Animalia
71:Domain:
949:Passeri
823:Bibcode
770:Bibcode
716:Bibcode
656:Bibcode
644:Peltops
586:Bibcode
536:Peltops
512:Awamoan
488:scapula
262:Peltops
186:peltops
159:species
111:Order:
101:Class:
841:
798:
734:
689:
625:
486:right
484:fossil
203:, the
146:, 1853
142:&
839:S2CID
796:S2CID
757:(PDF)
574:(PDF)
500:Otago
245:Genus
242:Image
140:Chenu
732:PMID
687:ISBN
623:ISBN
176:and
153:The
105:Aves
906:AFD
831:doi
819:113
815:Emu
786:hdl
778:doi
724:doi
664:doi
648:Emu
646:".
594:doi
578:Emu
514:to
498:in
492:MNZ
231:).
930::
908::
893::
878::
837:.
829:.
817:.
794:.
784:.
776:.
759:.
730:.
722:.
712:66
710:.
662:.
652:84
650:.
592:.
582:85
580:.
576:.
502:,
482:A
471:,
462:,
453:,
421:,
412:,
403:,
394:,
385:,
376:,
344:,
314:,
284:,
275:,
211:.
172:,
52:)
845:.
833::
825::
802:.
788::
780::
772::
766:5
738:.
726::
718::
695:.
670:.
666::
658::
631:.
606:.
596::
588::
558:.
510:(
490:(
48:(
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
