Woodswallows (Artamidae)
Little Woodswallow (Artamus minor) - HBW 14, p. 307
French: Petit Langrayen
German: Zwergschwalbenstar
Spanish: Artamo Chico
Taxonomy: Artamus minor Vieillot, 1817, Shark Bay, Western Australia.
Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- derbyi Mathews, 1912 - N & E Australia (S, in E, to N New South Wales and E South Australia).
- minor Vieillot, 1817 - Western Australia (Pilbara and Murchison regions) E to ranges of S Northern Territory and NW South Australia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on a branch, then three birds at a nest hole. Locality Kata Tjuta (The Olgas), Northern Territory, Australia
Robert Schaefer 2 years ago 33 sec 4 -
An adult preening Locality Adavale, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Tom Tarrant 31 March 1996 8 years ago 30 sec 3.6 -
perched on exposed branch, then flying off Locality Gunlom Escarpment, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia (ssp derbyi)
Martin Kennewell 24 July 2009 3 years ago 12 sec 2.6
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Little Woodswallow on branch in western Queensland
Locality Bowra Station, Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 January 2009 2 years ago 4.3 -
Little Woodswallow on branch in western Queensland
Locality Bowra Station, Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 January 2009 2 years ago 4.2 -
Little Woodswallow on dead tree
Locality Bowra Station, Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 January 2009 2 years ago 4 -
A young bird being fed by its parent.
Locality Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia (ssp derbyi)
David Stowe 1 year ago 3.3 -
Perched
Locality Mataranka, Northern Territory, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 26 July 2009 2 years ago 3 -
A bird on a branch
Locality Kings Canyon, Northern Territory, Australia
Aleix Comas 10 February 2002 3 years ago 1.5
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