Dusky Woodswallow
The dusky woodswallow (Artamus cyanopterus) 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. 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. == Taxonomy == The dusky woodswallow was first described by the English ornithologist John Latham in 1801 with the binomial name Loxia cyanoptera. Its specific epithet is derived from the Ancient Greek words cyanos 'blue' and pteron 'wing'. == Description == The dusky woodswallow is medium-sized and swallow-like, with a dark brown hue, but there have been instances where the bird has appeared grey. The birds have a black patch in front of the eyes, and grey (sometimes also black) wings with white streaks on them. The dusky woodswallow has a black, white-tipped…
Greater Bendigo National Park
Bendigo, Australia
+135 birds+16 mammals
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Australia
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Australia
+83 birds+9 mammals
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Australia
+106 birds+22 mammals
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VIEW NATIONAL PARKLittle Desert National Park
Australia
+107 birds+7 mammals
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VIEW NATIONAL PARKBelair National Park
Adelaide, Australia
+132 birds+19 mammals
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VIEW NATIONAL PARKCleland National Park
Australia
+95 birds+12 mammals
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VIEW NATIONAL PARKLincoln National Park
Australia
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VIEW NATIONAL PARKCoffin Bay National Park
Australia
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VIEW NATIONAL PARKVulkathunha-Gammon Ranges National Park
Australia
+54 birds+8 mammals
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VIEW NATIONAL PARKOnkaparinga River National Park
Adelaide, Australia
+84 birds+9 mammals
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VIEW NATIONAL PARKNaracoorte Caves National Park
Australia
+119 birds+14 mammals
Limestone pavements and sinkhole forests define this 53-square-kilometre sanctuary in South Australia’s southeast, where ancient cave systems plunge deep into […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park
Australia
+77 birds+6 mammals
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VIEW NATIONAL PARKSundown National Park
Australia
+88 birds+11 mammals
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VIEW NATIONAL PARKBald Rock National Park
Australia
+123 birds+26 mammals
Where granite peaks thrust skyward across the New England Tablelands, weathered stone and eucalypt woodland meet in a landscape of […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGirraween National Park
Australia
+121 birds+22 mammals
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VIEW NATIONAL PARKMorton National Park
Australia
+125 birds+27 mammals
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VIEW NATIONAL PARKLake Eildon National Park
Australia
+76 birds+17 mammals
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VIEW NATIONAL PARKFlinders Chase National Park
Australia
+86 birds+11 mammals
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