Woodswallows (Artamidae)
Masked Woodswallow (Artamus personatus) - HBW 14, p. 306
French: Langrayen masqué
German: Maskenschwalbenstar
Spanish: Artamo Enmascarado
Taxonomy: Ocypterus personatus Gould, 1841, southern and western Australia = York, Western Australia.
Most closely related to A. superciliosus. Monotypic.
Distribution: Mainland Australia (except tropics N of 15° S, and E & SE coast, & SW forest).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male hitting a cicada on the ground Locality Binya State Forest, Griffith, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Geoffrey Dabb 30 November 2005 6 years ago 24 sec 4.7 -
An adult male perched Locality Cocoparra National Park, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Geoffrey Dabb 30 September 2004 6 years ago 20 sec 4.4 -
A male eating a cicada Locality Binya State Forest, Griffith, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Geoffrey Dabb 30 November 2005 6 years ago 27 sec 3.9 -
A male perched on a branch and flying away Locality Carpet Springs, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Tom Tarrant 31 October 1994 8 years ago 11 sec 3.7 -
Two males perched in a tree and one flying away Locality Thylungra, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Tom Tarrant 31 March 1996 8 years ago 23 sec 3.7 -
Three juveniles on a branch, preening Locality Binya State Forest, Griffith, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Geoffrey Dabb 30 November 2005 6 years ago 21 sec 3.5
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Perched
Locality Oolambeyan National Park, New South Wales, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 19 October 2006 2 years ago 3 -
flying
Locality Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Michael Retter 1 October 2009 3 years ago 3
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