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White-breasted Woodswallow
Artamus leucorynchus(Linnaeus, 1771)
At a glance
The White-breasted Woodswallow is a small bird, about 16–19 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 16–19 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a White-breasted Woodswallow look like?
The White-breasted Woodswallow is a small bird, about 16–19 cm long and weighing 36–50 g.
The white-breasted woodswallow is a medium-sized passerine bird which breeds from the Andaman Islands east through Indonesia and northern Australia. The name "woodswallow" is a misnomer as they are not closely related to true swallows. Instead, they belong to the family Artamidae, which also includes butcherbirds, currawongs and the Australian magpie.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a White-breasted Woodswallow?
The White-breasted Woodswallow is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a White-breasted Woodswallow eat?
The White-breasted Woodswallow feeds on terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or flocks.
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