Do Grey Currawongs Eat Carrion?

Abstract

Fourteen days of observations of carrion feeding from a dead Common Brushtail Possum Trichosurus vulpecula carcass are reported. The Grey Currawong Strepera versicolor, Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen and Australian Raven Corvus coronoides were present on each of the 14 days, yet only the Australian Raven was observed to feed from the carcass.