About Melloria quoyi (R.P.Lesson & Garnot, 1827)
The adult Melloria quoyi is entirely black, except for its beak, which is grey with a black tip. Most juvenile individuals are rufous-brown. Some juveniles are black, which can be confusing, and some brown young birds may rarely keep their brown colouration into adulthood. This is the only butcherbird species with an entirely black body. It is sometimes mistaken for crows or currawongs, but can be told apart from those birds by its grey, hooked bill.
