It is a juvenile Pied Butcherbird. I've been fortunate to encounter, photograph and video record Pied Butcherbirds as well as other bird species in my area (Tenterfield, NSW). The juvenile you took a photo of should still be with it's parents. It will take a few months for the bird in your photo to start getting black feathers but you should see the changes over time if it is a frequent visitor to your garden.
To help you further identify this bird as a Pied Butcherbird, take note of the brown colouration below it's throat going down it's chest. It forms a bib shape. All the brown feathers will eventually turn black but will go grey first before turning black.
I'm at Tenterfield, NSW. (Formerly known as "Hyperbirds".)
It is a juvenile Pied Butcherbird. I've been fortunate to encounter, photograph and video record Pied Butcherbirds as well as other bird species in my area (Tenterfield, NSW). The juvenile you took a photo of should still be with it's parents. It will take a few months for the bird in your photo to start getting black feathers but you should see the changes over time if it is a frequent visitor to your garden.
To help you further identify this bird as a Pied Butcherbird, take note of the brown colouration below it's throat going down it's chest. It forms a bib shape. All the brown feathers will eventually turn black but will go grey first before turning black.
I'm at Tenterfield, NSW. (Formerly known as "Hyperbirds".)
a leucistic bird, white wings and back. juv would be darker.
a random mutation involving the loss of pigments, quite rare (though it seems to happen with some regularity with aust. magpies, a related species).
Wow! What an interesting find. As Zosterops says, a leucistic butcherbird!