# Pied currawong (*Strepera graculina*)

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Data as of: 2026-11-13

It is an omnivore of forest habitats, a sedentary generalist in its foraging stratum, with a geographic range of 1,580,000 km². It is in the small size class, with adults typically weighing about 299 g, and its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 280 g – 320.5 g |
| Length | 44 cm – 50 cm |
| Wingspan | 56 cm – 77 cm |
| Lifespan | 13 years |
| Diet | Omnivore |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest |
| Young per litter or clutch | 3 |
| Reproduction | Eggs |
| Lifestyle | Generalist |
| Migration | Sedentary |
| Brain mass | 5.53 g (1.82% of body mass) |
| Resting metabolic rate | 1.88 W |
| Conservation status | Least Concern (IUCN) |
| Countries on record | Not recorded |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Aves
- order: Passeriformes
- family: Cracticidae
- genus: Strepera
- species: *Strepera graculina* (Shaw, 1790)

Synonyms: *Barita strepens*, *Coracias strepera*, *Corvus graculinus*

## Common questions

### How much does a pied currawong weigh?

Adults typically weigh about 299 g. Sources report from 280 g to 320 g.

### What does the pied currawong eat?

The pied currawong is an omnivore.

### What habitat does the pied currawong live in?

It lives in forest. It is a sedentary generalist in its foraging stratum.

### Is the pied currawong endangered?

No. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern (LC), a global assessment, and this is not an IUCN threatened category.

### How long does a pied currawong live?

The typical lifespan is 13 years.

## Sources

- [An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1), CC0 1.0, E096-269. Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1
- [AnimalTraits: a curated animal trait database for body mass, metabolic rate and brain size](https://animaltraits.org/), CC0 1.0, 1.0.7. Herberstein, M.E., McLean, D.J., Lowe, E. et al. (2022) AnimalTraits: a curated animal trait database for body mass, metabolic rate and brain size. Scientific Data 9: 265. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01364-9. Data: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6468938
- [AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7), CC BY 4.0, v7. Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7
- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
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