This is just my second sighting of a Pied Butcherbird, and this time I was lucky to see both an adult and a young bird. This was at the Mann River Nature Reserve near Glen Innes, NSW, just off the Old Grafton Road.

Note: Thank you to Sue, who corrected my original thought that the juvenile was a female. As Sue points out in her comment below, the male and female adult birds are very similar in appearance.

Here’s the adult bird:

In the next photo, the view from behind shows the wide white collar that goes all the way round the bird’s neck. I think it’s the same bird as in the previous photo, but I don’t know for sure:

Here’s the young bird, in the same tree:

Common name: Pied Butcherbird
Scientific name: Cracticus nigrogularis
Approximate length: 33-36 cm
Date spotted: 5 July 2024 (winter)
Location: Mann River Nature Reserve in NSW, just off the Old Grafton Road: 29°41’18.3″S 152°05’56.6″E

Mann River makes a pretty picture, meandering around grey-white rocks and surrounded by natural forest: