黑背钟鹊是伯勞鳥及噪鐘鵲的親屬,三者於1914年就已被分類在鐘鵲科之下。[3]美國鳥類學家查理斯·希伯利(Charles Sibley)及瓊·阿基斯特 (Jon Edward Ahlquist)發現伯勞鳥與燕鵙的近親關係,遂將牠們一同分類在鐘鵲族下[4],而現在則分類在燕鵙科下。[5]黑背鐘鵲曾擁有獨有的屬,名為Gymnorhina。但多個學者都認為其地棲性並不足以支持其獨特性,故將牠們分類在百勞鳥的鐘鵲屬下。[5]
C. tibicen terraereginae是細小及中等體型的亞種,分佈在約克角半島及海灣郡(Gulf Country)南下經昆士蘭至哈利福灣(Halifax Bay)及瑪麗河(Mary River)之間的海岸、新南威爾士中西部及南澳洲州北部。[2]主羽與黑背鵲相同,雌雀尾羽的黑端較短。雙翼及腳較短,喙則較長。[2]其學名的是「昆士蘭」(Queensland,即「女王的土地」)的拉丁文意譯。在維多利亞州北部及新南威爾士南部有牠們與C. tubicen tyrannica的混種出沒,混種背上的黑色斑紋大小不同。在比加(英语:Bega, New South Wales)(Bega)及貝特曼斯灣(Batemans Bay)有三交育種出沒。[2]
C. tibicen eylandtensis分佈在頂端地帶(Top End),由金伯利(Kimberley)橫跨北領地,經阿納姆地(Arnhem Land)及古魯特島(Groote Eylandt)到海灣郡。[2]牠們是最細小的亞種,喙長而幼。[2]尾羽端的黑斑較窄[8],雄雀頸部的白色較多,雌雀的則呈淡灰色。[2]在卡奔塔利亞灣東南部,牠們與C. tibicen terraereginae逐漸合而為一。[2]
黑背鐘鵲每次會生2-5隻蛋,蛋呈淺藍色或綠色,約有27 x 38毫米。[8]孵化期為20日。雛鳥出生時是不能照顧自己的:身體呈粉紅色、沒有羽毛、未能看見 、喙短又闊,喉嚨呈鮮紅色。10日大就可以完全打開眼睛。在第一星期,雛鳥就會在頭部、背部及雙翼長出絨毛,第二星期就會長出針羽。成長初期就已經有黑白的顏色。[8]雛鳥只有雌鳥所餵養,而雄鳥則會餵養雌鳥。[8]黑背鐘鵲會進行合作生殖,會有協助者幫忙餵養幼鳥。[2]只有在非常細小的群落才沒有合作生殖。[2]
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