Black currawong

Description:

It is a large crow-like bird (although related to the Butcher birds), around 50 cm (20 in) long on average, with yellow irises, a heavy bill, and black plumage with white wing patches and tail tips.

Habitat:

Endemic to Tasmania, but widespread.

Notes:

We have two currawongs in tasmania, the endemic Black, and a sub-species of the Gray, which ironically, in Tasmania is so dark as to appear black. They are only readily distinguished by the white feathers on the Gray's under-tail area (which are often difficult to see) and their calls.