---
title: "Apostoł"
description: "Struthidea cinerea — Ptaki. The apostlebird (Struthidea cinerea), also known as the grey jumper, lousy jack or happy family, is a quick-moving, gray or black bird about 33 cm (13 in) long."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/apostlebird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Apostoł

> Struthidea cinerea — Ptaki. The apostlebird (Struthidea cinerea), also known as the grey jumper, lousy jack or happy family, is a quick-moving, gray or black bird about 33 cm (13 in) long.

- Scientific name: *Struthidea cinerea*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `savanna` (Sawanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 4002
- Wikidata: [Q1049598](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1049598)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7892](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7892)

## Names

- en: Apostlebird
- de: Gimpelhäher
- es: Corvino Apóstol
- fr: Apôtre gris
- nl: Apostelvogel
- pt: Apóstolo
- pl: Apostoł

## Countries with the most observations

AU (3914)

## Summary

The apostlebird (Struthidea cinerea), also known as the grey jumper, lousy jack or happy family, is a quick-moving, gray or black bird about 33 cm (13 in) long. It is a native to Australia where it roams woodlands, eating insects and seeds at, or near, ground level. Apostlebirds often travel in groups of about 12; for this reason, they were named after the 12 Biblical apostles.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostlebird

## Photo

![Apostoł](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/apostlebird/medium.jpg)

Photo: Barb · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/151465526

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/apostlebird?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).