Species profile
Black-backed Butcherbird
Cracticus mentalis
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AU. Breeding subregions are sc, se New Guinea and Cape York Pen. (ne Australia).
- Scientific name
- Cracticus mentalis
- Family
- Cracticidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Cracticus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Black-backed Butcherbird in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Cracticidae
- Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen)
- Australian Magpie (Cracticus tibicen)
- Black Butcherbird (Cracticus quoyi)
- Black Currawong (Strepera fuliginosa)
- Cracticus hypoleucus (Cracticus hypoleucus)
- Grey Butcherbird (Cracticus torquatus)
- Grey Currawong (Strepera versicolor)
- Hooded Butcherbird (Cracticus cassicus)