Cracticus mentalis
Conservation status:
Not Threatened
Size:
33-44 cm; 148 – 196 g
Phylogeny:
Taxonomy: Cracticus mentalis Salvadori and D'Albertis, 1876, south-east New Guinea. This species and C. torquatus, which form a superspecies, have sometimes been placed in a separate genus, Bulestes. Two subspecies recognized. (source: Handbook of the Birds of World)
Distribution:
Subspecies and Distribution:
- * mentalis Salvadori & D'Albertis, 1876 - S New Guinea in S Trans-Fly region (Merauke E to Balimo) and SE peninsula (Hall Sound E to Kupiano and inland to Sogeri Plateau). * kempi Mathews, 1912 - Cape York Peninsula, in NE Australia.
Habitat:
Most forest types and plantation in lowlands and hills.
Trophic strategy:
Invertebrates, mainly insects; also small vertebrates
Reproduction:
Little known.