
grey butcherbird
juvenile grey butcherbird from central queenslands gemfields ...this young butcherbird was a resident camper on the gemfields he would hang around roosting close by happily singing and keeping an eye on us, while a juvenile they still wear a brown plumage yet to grow into their grey black and white adult outfit related to the pied butcher bird

The grey butcherbird is a widely distributed species endemic to Australia. It occurs in a range of different habitats including arid, semi-arid and temperate zones. It is found across southern Australia, but is absent from the deserts of central Australia and the monsoon tropics of northern Australia.