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Grey currawong

Strepera versicolor (Latham, 1802)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The grey currawong (Strepera versicolor) is a species in the family Cracticidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 368 g to 435 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Grey currawong (Strepera versicolor)
Photo: nightboss 54 · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the grey currawong

Weight
368 g – 435 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the grey currawong live?

Not recorded

What is the grey currawong?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The grey currawong (Strepera versicolor) is a large passerine bird native to southern Australia, including Tasmania. One of three currawong species in the genus Strepera, it is closely related to the butcherbirds and Australian magpie of the family Artamidae. It is a large crow-like bird, around 48 cm (19 in) long on average; with yellow irises, a heavy bill, dark plumage with white undertail and wing patches. The male and female are similar in appearance. Six subspecies are recognised and are distinguished by overall plumage colour, which ranges from slate-grey for the nominate from New South Wales and eastern Victoria and subspecies plumbea from Western Australia, to sooty black for the clinking currawong of Tasmania and subspecies halmaturina from Kangaroo Island. All grey currawongs have a loud distinctive ringing or clinking call.

Within its range, the grey currawong is generally sedentary, although it is a winter visitor in the southeastern corner of Australia. Comparatively little studied, much of its behaviour and habits is poorly known. Omnivorous, it has a diet that includes a variety of berries, invertebrates, and small vertebrates. The habitat includes all kinds of forested areas as well as scrubland in drier parts of the country. It is less arboreal than the pied currawong, spending more time foraging on the ground. It builds nests high in trees, which has limited the study of its breeding habits. Unlike its more common relative, it has adapted poorly to human impact and has declined in much of its range, although not considered endangered.

From the Wikipedia article “Grey currawong” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grey_currawong&oldid=1315067127), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the grey currawong endangered?

The grey currawong is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the grey currawong classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCracticidae
  6. genusStrepera
  7. SpeciesStrepera versicolor (Latham, 1802)

Synonyms Corvus versicolor

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • Gray currawongEnglish
  • كوراونغ رماديArabic
  • carnisser cendrósCatalan
  • flétňák bělořitýCzech
  • clochbioden lwydWelsh
  • Grå CurrawongDanish
  • RußkrähenstarGerman
  • RußwürgerkräheGerman
  • griza kraktikoEsperanto
  • Verdugo cenizoSpanish
  • hall-karravongEstonian
  • nokihuilukorppiFinnish
  • Réveilleur cendréFrench
  • mrki kuravongCroatian
  • szürke rablóvarjúHungarian
  • Currawong grigioItalian
  • ハイイロフエガラスJapanese
  • pilkoji fleitinė varnaLithuanian
  • Grijze KlauwierkraaiDutch
  • sotkurrawongNorwegian
  • kurawonga zmiennaPolish
  • currawong-cinzentoPortuguese
  • carrauongue-cinzentoPortuguese
  • Изменчивый куравонгRussian
  • Серая ворона-флейтистRussian
  • vrieskavec koledníkSlovak
  • Sivi kuravongSerbian
  • grå kurrawongSwedish
  • Boz kuravongTurkish
  • Dumanlı KurravongTurkish
  • куравонг сірийUkrainian
  • 灰噪鐘鵲Chinese
  • 灰噪钟鹊Chinese

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Relatives of the grey currawong

Other species in the same genus Strepera.

CompareGrey currawong vs Black currawongGrey currawong vs Pied currawongGrey currawong vs Strepera melanoptera

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the grey currawong?

An adult grey currawong weighs 368 g – 435 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the grey currawong endangered?

The grey currawong is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the grey currawong?

The grey currawong (Strepera versicolor) belongs to the family Cracticidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{grey_currawong_2026,
  title = {Grey currawong (Strepera versicolor)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-currawong},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}