Tagula butcherbird
Cracticus louisiadensis Tristram, 1889
The tagula butcherbird (Cracticus louisiadensis) is a species in the family Cracticidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 142 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
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Quick facts about the tagula butcherbird
- Weight
- 142 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the tagula butcherbird live?
Not recorded
What is the tagula butcherbird?
The Tagula butcherbird (Cracticus louisiadensis) is a species of bird in the family Artamidae.
It is endemic to the lowland forests of Tagula Island in Papua New Guinea. It occupies less than 800km2 and has an estimated population of 11,500 to 23,000 individuals.
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Is the tagula butcherbird endangered?
The tagula butcherbird is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.
How is the tagula butcherbird classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCracticidae
- genusCracticus
- SpeciesCracticus louisiadensis Tristram, 1889
Synonyms Strepera rosa-alba
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- White-rumped butcher birdEnglish
- طائر الجزار تاجولاArabic
- carnisser de l'illa TagulaCatalan
- flétňák tagulskýCzech
- cigfachwr tinwynWelsh
- Tagula SlagterfuglDanish
- LouisiadenwürgatzelGerman
- Louisiaden-WürgatzelGerman
- LouisiadenkrähenstarGerman
- LouisiadenkrähenwürgerGerman
- LouisiadenmetzgervogelGerman
- tagulaa kraktikoEsperanto
- Verdugo de TagulaSpanish
- tagula leigarEstonian
- مرغ قصاب تاگولاPersian
- tagulanhuiluvarisFinnish
- Cassican de TagulaFrench
- tagulski kuravongCroatian
- szürke fojtógébicsHungarian
- Uccello macellaio di TagulaItalian
- コシジロモズガラスJapanese
- luiziadinis fleitininkasLithuanian
- TagulaorgelvogelDutch
- Tagula-orgelvogelDutch
- tagulaslakterfuglNorwegian
- srokacz białorzytnyPolish
- verdugo-de-tagulaPortuguese
- Серая флейтовая птицаRussian
- Белогузая флейтовая птицаRussian
- vrieskavec ostrovnýSlovak
- tagulatörnkråkaSwedish
- Tagula KasapkuşuTurkish
- сорочиця тагуланськаUkrainian
- 白腰钟鹊Chinese
- 塔古拉鐘鵲Chinese
Relatives of the tagula butcherbird
Other species in the same genus Cracticus.
Pied butcherbird
Cracticus nigrogularis
Grey butcherbird
Cracticus torquatus
Black-backed butcherbird
Cracticus mentalis
Hooded butcherbird
Cracticus cassicus
Black butcherbird
Cracticus quoyi
CompareTagula butcherbird vs Pied butcherbirdTagula butcherbird vs Grey butcherbirdTagula butcherbird vs Black-backed butcherbirdTagula butcherbird vs Hooded butcherbird
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the tagula butcherbird?
An adult tagula butcherbird weighs 142 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the tagula butcherbird endangered?
The tagula butcherbird is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the tagula butcherbird?
The tagula butcherbird (Cracticus louisiadensis) belongs to the family Cracticidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · 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 · 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 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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