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The Grey currawong (Strepera versicolor) is a bird found in Australia. Woods and farmland across southern Australia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, small mammals and birds and reptiles and frogs. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Grey currawong lives

Woods and farmland across southern Australia.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs40%
• 🐭 Mammals & birds20%
• 🦎 Reptiles & frogs20%
• 🍎 Fruit10%
• 🌰 Seeds & nuts10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

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Recorded by Romuald Mikusek (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1166587. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Grey currawong

Where does the Grey currawong live?

The Grey currawong lives in Australia. Woods and farmland across southern Australia.

What does the Grey currawong eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 40%), small mammals and birds (about 20%), reptiles and frogs (about 20%), fruit (about 10%), seeds and nuts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Grey currawong endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Australia & Oceania

• Australian painted-snipe
• Sunset lorikeet
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
• Laughing Kookaburra
• North Island Brown Kiwi
• Greater Bird-of-paradise

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.