Dusky Woodswallow
Photo · (c) Donald Davesne, some rights reserved (CC BY)

BirdUp · Species

Dusky Woodswallow

Artamus cyanopterus(Latham, 1801)

Endemic
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Family
Artamidae
Genus
Artamus
Commonness
Endemic
Best seen
Year-round

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

The dusky woodswallow is a bird species of forests and woodlands in temperate and subtropical regions, extending into tropical areas around the Atherton Tableland, in eastern and southern Australia. The global population of the species has as yet not been formally confirmed, but it has been officially rated in the range of 'Least Concern', according to the BirdLife International in 2004. As such, the bird could be described as common in its local habitat.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

02 · Where

Where to find it

Breeding range
South and east Australia and Tasmania

03 · When

When to look

Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

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