Pied Currawong
Strepera graculina
A bold black-and-white songster with haunting flute-like calls echoing through misty forests.
How I sound
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Fun facts about me
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Mystery Musician
Their beautiful 'curra-wong' calls sound like wooden flutes playing in hidden mountain valleys.
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Egg Hunter
They sneak into nests when parents are away, swallowing eggs whole like feathery pirates!
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Winter Wanderers
In cold months, they form huge flocks that descend on towns like feathered snowstorms.
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Fruit Lover
They gorge on berries until drunk, then wobble on branches singing slurred songs!
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nature’s Cleaner
They clean roads by eating roadkill insects - feathered street sweepers with beautiful voices!