Apostlebird

Apostlebird

Taxobox
name = Apostlebird
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1


image_width = 300px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Corcoracidae
genus = "Struthidea"
genus_authority = Gould, 1837
species = "S. cinerea"
binomial = "Struthidea cinerea"
binomial_authority = Gould, 1837

The Apostlebird ("Struthidea cinerea") is a quick-moving, gray or black bird about 12 inches (30 centimeters) long. It is monotypic in the genus "Struthidea". It is a native to Australia where it roams woodlands, eating insects and seeds. Apostlebirds always seem to travel in groups of about 12; for this reason they were named after the Biblical apostles - the twelve followers of Jesus Christ. In fact they travel in groups of between 6 and 20. They are commonly known locally as "Lousy Jacks" due to heavy louse infestations being common.

Conservation status

Apostlebirds are not listed as threatened on the Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. However, their conservation status varies from state to state within Australia. For example:
* The Apostlebird is listed as threatened on the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act (1988). [ [http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/DSE/nrenpa.nsf/LinkView/EADA0F1874AF9CF24A2567C1001020A388BBA5581CF9D859CA256BB300271BDB Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria] ] Under this Act, an "Action Statement" for the recovery and future management of this species has not yet been prepared. [ [http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/DSE/nrenpa.nsf/LinkView/617768308BCB666E4A25684E00192281E7A24BB36FF60A144A256DEA00244294 "Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria] ]

* On the 2007 advisory list of threatened vertebrate fauna in Victoria, the Apostlebird is not listed as a threatened species.cite book | author = Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment | title = Advisory List of Threatened VertebrateFauna in Victoria - 2007 | publisher = Department of Sustainability and Environment | date = 2007 | location = East Melbourne, Victoria | pages = 15 | url = | id = ISBN 978-1-74208-039-0 ]

References

* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

External links

* [http://montereybay.com/creagrus/apostlebirds.html APOSTLEBIRDS Corcoracidae]
* [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/especie.phtml?idEspecie=8104 Apostlebird videos] on the Internet Bird Collection


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