Passeriformes
Woodswallows (Artamidae)
HBW 14, p. 286
- Small, fast-flying insectivorous passerines with long pointed wings, short tail and blue-grey bill; plumage mainly grey, brown, black and white.
- South and east Oriental Region, Australasia and south-west Pacific.
- Open forest and woodland, savanna and grassland.
- 1 genus, 11 species, 25 taxa.
- No species threatened; none extinct since 1600.
- 11
List of species:
Sort and Filter [ + ]
- 28 1 13 14 8 1 Ashy Woodswallow (Artamus fuscus)
- 44 1 16 27 8 2 White-breasted Woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus)
- 3 1 2 8 3 Ivory-backed Woodswallow (Artamus monachus)
- 6 1 5 8 4 Great Woodswallow (Artamus maximus)
- 0 8 5 White-backed Woodswallow (Artamus insignis)
- 3 3 8 6 Fiji Woodswallow (Artamus mentalis)
- 9 2 7 8 7 Masked Woodswallow (Artamus personatus)
- 35 2 8 25 8 8 White-browed Woodswallow (Artamus superciliosus)
- 14 7 7 8 9 Black-faced Woodswallow (Artamus cinereus)
- 28 8 20 8 10 Dusky Woodswallow (Artamus cyanopterus)
- 9 6 3 8 11 Little Woodswallow (Artamus minor)
Family statistics
1 genus, 11 species
| 179 files covering | |
|---|---|
| 1 genus | (100%) |
| 10 species | (91%) |
Email this page