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Passeriformes / Artamidae / Cracticus

Black-backed Butcherbird

Cracticus mentalis

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (blbbut1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Artamidae
Genus: Cracticus

Subspecies (2)

Cracticus mentalis kempi

northeastern Australia (Cape York Peninsula, northern Queensland)
Cracticus mentalis mentalis

savanna of southeastern New Guinea (Merauke to Port Moresby)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (blbbut1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.