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ML201873341 IBC 1517196
Contributor
Robert Humphries Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Kalbarri
Northampton, Western Australia, Australia
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
- Behaviors
- Flying; Foraging or eating
Media notes
A Grey Butcherbird eating a flying ant. The Grey Butcherbird (Cracticus torquatus) is widely distributed in Australia, occupying a wide range of habitats from arid to temperate zones. Butcherbirds prey on small vertebrates as well as other birds and on insects, and their name relates to their habit of storing prey by impaling it on thorns or sharp twigs. This Butcherbird was eating a large black flying ant that it hawked on the wing. Elevation: 7 m. Date added to IBC: September 11, 2018.
Observation details
IBC scientific name: Cracticus torquatus leucopterus.
Collection
Internet Bird Collection (IBC)
Technical information
- Camera
- Microphone
- Accessories
- Original file size
- 26.83 MB