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 |  | Scientific name: Cracticus torquatus
Size: 24 - 30cm
Status: Common
Diet: Insects, reptiles, small birds and mice.
Habitat: Open forest, woodlands and mallee.
Breeding: Three to five are laid in a cupshaped nest, made of twigs, grasses and soft fibres.
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| | Grey Butcherbird
/Grey+Butcherbird/$File/Grey+Butcherbird.jpg) Butcherbirds will wedge large food items into the fork of a tree and then proceed to tear it up with their strong beaks. |