Grey Butcherbird (juvenile)

Description:

The juvenile Grey Butcherbird is slightly different from the adult, as the juvenile does not have a black head, instead the head is a dark brown with fine streaks on the forehead and ear-covers and white loral spots that meet the eyes and bill, as well as having an off-white chin and throat. The upperbody is dark brown with streaks, and the uppertail-coverts are also a dark brown and have a brownish colour at the base of the uppertail. Juvenile’s beaks are completely dark grey and often the hook at the tip of the beak is not obvious. (from wikipedia)

Habitat:

Saw this particular juvenile perched on a dead branch of a tree in my backyard close to the house. As it was so close to the house I had to take the photos through the gauze of my back screen door so it wouldn't fly off, hence the reason why the photos look a bit out of focus