About Struthidea cinerea Gould, 1837
The apostlebird (Struthidea cinerea Gould, 1837) measures around 33 cm (13 in) in length. It is a predominantly dark grey bird with a long black tail that gets a greenish tint when in sunlight. The grey feathers covering its head, neck, and breast have paler grey-white highlights, and its wings are brownish. Its legs and bill are black, while its eyes are either brown or white.
The apostlebird's natural range spans inland eastern Australia. It extends from the mallee regions of northern Victoria and eastern South Australia, northward through New South Wales and central-western Queensland to the Gulf Country. An isolated population of the species lives in the Northern Territory. The bird prefers dry open woodland as its habitat: in New South Wales it is especially found in Callitris woodland, in Queensland it occurs in Casuarina woodland, and in the Northern Territory it occupies Lancewood-Bulwaddi plant communities.
