Artamidae is a family of passerine birds found in Australia, the Indo-Pacific region, and Southern Asia. googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; ga('set', 'dimension3', "default"); { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_btmslot' }}]}]; ga('create', 'UA-31379-3',{cookieDomain:'dictionary.cambridge.org',siteSpeedSampleRate: 10}); bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776160', position: 'atf' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654157' }}, ga('set', 'dimension2', "entryex"); {code: 'ad_btmslot_a', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_btmslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/btmslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [320, 50], [300, 50]] } }, The loud bell call resembles the clinking call, and is a clear piping sound. { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971065', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971081', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, googletag.pubads().setTargeting("sfr", "cdo_dict_english"); Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge.Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence. } {code: 'ad_rightslot', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_rightslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/rightslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250]] } }, they were 'officially' named Clinking Currawong, an admirable description of the call. { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb50ce0007', pos: 'cdo_btmslot_mobile_flex' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11653860' }}, { The grey currawong was first described as Corvus versicolor by ornithologist John Latham in 1801, who gave it the common name of "variable crow". bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162050', zoneId: '776336', position: 'btf' }}, Large, crow-sized bird, gray or black, with large black bill and yellow eye. pbjs.que = pbjs.que || []; { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb50ce0007', pos: 'cdo_topslot_mobile_flex' }}, var mapping_houseslot_b = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([963, 0], []).addSize([0, 0], [300, 250]).build(); { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195464', size: [120, 600] }}, 'cap': true if(refreshConfig.enabled == true) { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971080', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, [23], Unlike that of the pied currawong, the grey currawong's call does not sound like its name. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195451', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, var pbHdSlots = [ }; var pbjs = pbjs || {}; However, the exact origin of term is unclear; the most likely antecedent is the word garrawaŋ from the local Jagera language from the Brisbane region, although the Dharug word gurawaruŋ from the Sydney basin is a possibility. } 'buckets': [{ The pied currawong is a medium-sized black passerine bird native to eastern Australia and Lord Howe Island. These are the Grey Currawong (Strepera versicolor), Pied Currawong (S. graculina), and Black Currawong (S. fuliginosa).   intermedia Hiding a checklist will exclude the taxa on it from all forms of eBird output that show a location (including bar charts, maps, and arrival/departure tables), but the observation will still be accessible to you, and will appear on your lists. { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_leftslot' }}, The wings are grey-brown, and the blackish primaries have white edges which merge to form the prominent white wing markings. 'min': 8.50, pbjs.que.push(function() { { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195467', size: [300, 250] }}, the Black winged Currawong, race melanoptera, from western Victoria's mallee region, can be difficult to distinguish from the Black and Pied Currawongs at any distance. [6], Six subspecies are spread around Australia. { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_topslot' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971063', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, [29], Grey currawongs are found right across the southern part of Australia from the Central Coast region of New South Wales, occurring south of latitude 32°S southwards and westwards, from the vicinity of Mudgee in the north and southwest to Temora and Albury onto the Riverina and across most of Victoria and southern South Australia to the fertile south-west corner of Western Australia and the semi-arid country surrounding it. [10] The male is on average slightly larger than the female, but the size and weight ranges mostly overlap. { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11653860' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971065', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, }, At times they form flocks of upto a hundred or so. dfpSlots['topslot_a'] = googletag.defineSlot('/2863368/topslot', [], 'ad_topslot_a').defineSizeMapping(mapping_topslot_a).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'top').setTargeting('hp', 'center').addService(googletag.pubads()); { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971079', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, },{ Habitat destruction has seen it decline in southeastern South Australia around Naracoorte and from many areas in the Western Australian Wheatbelt. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195464', size: [120, 600] }}, Both parents feed the young. The clinking subspecies is endemic to Tasmania, where it is more common in the eastern parts, but is absent from King and Flinders Islands in Bass Strait. the darkest race from Tasmania, race arguta, known as the Clinking Currawong or locally as the Black Magpie. { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '387232' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654156' }}, [5], Together with the pied currawong (S. graculina) and black currawong (S. fuliginosa), the grey currawong forms the genus Strepera. dfpSlots['rightslot'] = googletag.defineSlot('/2863368/rightslot', [[300, 250]], 'ad_rightslot').defineSizeMapping(mapping_rightslot).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'mid').setTargeting('hp', 'right').addService(googletag.pubads()); bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162050', zoneId: '776358', position: 'atf' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195451', size: [320, 50] }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_btmslot' }}]}]; [30] In general, the grey currawong is sedentary throughout its range, although it appears to be resident in the cooler months only in south Gippsland in eastern Victoria and the far south coast of New South Wales. It builds nests high in trees, which has limited the study of its breeding habits. },{ Towards the belly, the feathers are a paler grey. googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_c", ["science_geographic_locales"]); { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '194852', size: [300, 250] }},   plumbea. Kangaroo Island has its own race, halmaturina. Hunting the Thylacine. { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654149' }}, In all subspecies, the markings can coalesce over the larger end of the egg to form a darker 'cap'. The term currawong itself is derived from the call of the pied currawong. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_rightslot' }}]}, In flight, white undertail, tail tip, and primary bases distinctive; some subspecies of Pied Currawong very similar, but Gray has narrow pale trailing edge to wing in all plumages. var pbDesktopSlots = [ {code: 'ad_leftslot', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_leftslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/leftslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[120, 600], [160, 600]] } }, These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_rightslot_flex' }}, dfpSlots['topslot_b'] = googletag.defineSlot('/2863368/topslot', [[728, 90]], 'ad_topslot_b').defineSizeMapping(mapping_topslot_b).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'top').setTargeting('hp', 'center').addService(googletag.pubads()); {code: 'ad_rightslot', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_rightslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/rightslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250]] } }, [38], Two species of chewing louse have been isolated and described from grey currawongs: (Menacanthus dennisi) from subspecies halmaturina on Kangaroo Island in South Australia,[39] and Australophilopterus strepericus from subspecies arguta near Launceston in Tasmania. { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_topslot_728x90' }}, From: Peter Pfeiffer < > Date: ... I,ve been hearing this Clinking sound similar to an Adelaide Rosella's call. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_rightslot' }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162050', zoneId: '776358', position: 'atf' }}, ga('send', 'pageview'); Add currawong to one of your lists below, or create a new one. Loud ringing, clinking song, reminiscent of some lyrebird sounds. 'cap': true "authorization": "https://dictionary.cambridge.org/auth/info?rid=READER_ID&url=CANONICAL_URL&ref=DOCUMENT_REFERRER&type=ENTRY_TRANSLATE&v1=english&v2=currawong&v3=&v4=english&_=RANDOM", if(!isPlusPopupShown()) Yesterday I saw the bird in question briefly for a few seconds flying away from me. bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776156', position: 'atf' }}, It preys on many invertebrates, such as snails, spiders and woodlice, and a wide variety of insects including beetles, earwigs, cockroaches, wasps, ants and grasshoppers, and smaller vertebrates, including frogs, lizards such as the bearded dragon as well as skinks, rats, mice, and nestlings or young of Tasmanian nativehen, red wattlebird, eastern spinebill, house sparrow (Passer domesticus),[42] and splendid fairywren (M. splendens),[43] It has been recorded hunting at the nests of the superb fairywren (Malurus cyaneus),[44] and the bell miner (Manorina melanophrys). { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195466', size: [728, 90] }}, [23] The overall plumage varies according to subspecies. Data for the two island subspecies is limited, but males of subspecies colei have been measured at 360 and 398 g (12.7 and 14.0 oz) with 26 cm (10 in) wings on average, and a female at 335 g (11.8 oz) with a 24 cm (9.4 in) wing, and subspecies parvior at 370–410 g (13–14 oz) for males with 26 cm (10 in) wings on average, and 308 g (10.9 oz) and 25 cm (9.8 in) wing for a female. I watched the Currawong for a while, as it levered bark off the gum, and delved deeply into the crevices to find insects. "noPingback": true, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_topslot' }}, [34], Overall, data on the social behaviour of the grey currawong is lacking, and roosting habits are unknown. [14] It is generally shyer and more wary than its pied relative, but has become more accustomed to people in areas of high human activity in southwest Western Australia. The eggs of the brown currawong are also pale wine-tinted brown, buff, or cream with darker markings of cinnamon, brown or purple-brown, and measure 29 mm × 42 mm (1.1 in × 1.7 in). The grey currawong is a large passerine bird native to southern Australia, including Tasmania. { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '446381' }}, The subspecies melanoptera and intermedia are found mainly in mallee scrublands and woodlands, while in Western Australia, subspecies plumbea is found in various forests and woodlands, such as jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata), karri (E. diversicolor), tuart (E. gomphocephala) and wandoo (E. wandoo), as well as paperbark woodlands around swampy areas, and acacia shrublands dominated by summer-scented wattle (Acacia rostellifera) and mulga (Acacia aneura) with Eremophila understory. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '194852', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '194852', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_btmslot_300x250' }}, Unlike its more common relative, it has adapted poorly to human impact and has declined in much of its range. { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971080', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, var pbMobileHrSlots = [ { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '346698' }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, For many years, in Tasmania. pbjs.setConfig(pbjsCfg); It has yellow eyes. The feathers of the throat are longer, giving rise to hackles there. 'max': 3, [50] The grey currawong usually swallows prey whole,[36] although one bird was observed impaling a rodent on a stick and eating parts of it, in the manner of a butcherbird. [23] It is generally a dark grey bird with white in the wing, undertail coverts, the base of the tail and most visibly, the tip of the tail. All grey currawongs have a loud distinctive ringing or clinking call. It is immediately distinguishable from crows and ravens as they have wholly black plumage, a stockier build and white (rather than yellow) eyes. [24], Birds appear to moult once a year in spring or summer, although observations have been limited. The grey currawong builds a large shallow nest of thin sticks lined with grass and bark high in trees; generally eucalypts are chosen. }] Hiding a checklist will exclude the taxa on it from all forms of eBird output that show a location (including bar charts, maps, and arrival/departure tables), but the observation will still be accessible to you, and will appear on your lists. Partly obscured lateral view of an adult Grey Currawong (photo courtesy of J. Greaves) [Mundaring, 35 km East of Perth, WA, December 2014] Lateral portrait of a Grey Currawong hiding in darkness (photo courtesy of J. Greaves) [Mundaring, 35 km East of Perth, WA, December 2014] Race "arguta" This race is also called the "Clinking Currawong". { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195465', size: [300, 250] }}, The male and female are similar in appearance. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195465', size: [300, 250] }}, It also became rare in the Margaret River and Cape Naturaliste regions after 1920, and vanished from much of the Swan Coastal Plain by the 1940s. The breeding season lasts from August to December. The common name comes from the call of the familiar Pied Currawong of eastern Australia.. currawong 의미, 정의, currawong의 정의: 1. a large, black and white bird with a loud, musical cry 2. a large, black and white bird with a…. 'max': 8, The upperparts and underparts are a brownish-grey and become more brown with age. They were formerly also known as Crow-shrikes.. iasLog("criterion : sfr = cdo_dict_english"); "authorizationTimeout": 10000 The Black Currawong is an altitudinal 'migrant', inhabiting the highland areas during the warmer months, and lower areas during the Winter. { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '346688' }}, Females and young make an insistent repetitive squawking when begging for food from a parent or mate, similar to the begging call of the Australian magpie, and make a gobbling sound when fed. Kiling-kildi was a name derived from the call used by the people of the lower Murray River. }, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '387232' }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_btmslot' }}]}]; [24], Data on nesting success rates is limited; one study of 35 nests found 28 (80%) resulted in the fledging of at least one young currawong. [26] The clinking call resembles that of the superb lyrebird, which imitates the currawong call at times. {code: 'ad_leftslot', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_leftslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/leftslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[120, 600], [160, 600], [300, 600]] } }, googletag.pubads().set("page_url", "https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/currawong"); Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. [36] In Tasmania, A. pinifolium is especially popular, and one observer noted that the normally noisy birds became quiet and sluggish after eating it, prompting him to wonder whether the plant had a narcotic effect on the birds. { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_leftslot_160x600' }}, 자세히 알아보기. Causes of failure included nest collapse by gale-force winds and rain, and harassment and nest raiding by pied currawongs. The incidence of brood parasitism is uncertain. 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