A Black Butcherbird staring down at forest floor leaf litter and green grass searching for prey items at Catana Wetlands in Cairns, Australia.
The black butcherbird (Melloria quoyi, also known as Cracticus quoyi) is a species of butcherbird in the family Artamidae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.
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Location: Catana Wetlands, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Photo credit: © Photography By Marco / Alamy / Afripics
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