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;[[:category:Cracticus|Cracticus]] quoyi | ;[[:category:Cracticus|Cracticus]] quoyi | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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| + | *Black | ||
| + | *Bill is large and straight with a hook | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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| + | Includes insects, small lizards and other meat. | ||
1-2 eggs are laid and cared for by the female. | 1-2 eggs are laid and cared for by the female. | ||
| + | ==In Culture== | ||
| + | They get their name from their habit of impaling captured prey on a thorn, tree fork, or crevice. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | Wikipedia | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Cracticus+quoyi}} | {{GSearch|Cracticus+quoyi}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[category:Cracticus]] | [[Category:Birds]][[category:Cracticus]] | ||
Revision as of 20:53, 28 February 2009
- Cracticus quoyi
Identification
- 35cm
- Black
- Bill is large and straight with a hook
Distribution
Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.
Taxonomy
There are 5 subspecies.
Habitat
Dry forests, moist lowland forests and mangrove forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Includes insects, small lizards and other meat.
1-2 eggs are laid and cared for by the female.
In Culture
They get their name from their habit of impaling captured prey on a thorn, tree fork, or crevice.
References
Wikipedia
