Artamus cyanopterus
Dusky Woodswallow at Undefined Area
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| Artamus cyanopterus | WingsToWander | 8 Feb 2021 | |
| Artamus cyanopterus | PaulF | 5 Feb 2021 | |
| Unverified | PaulF | 4 Feb 2021 |
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User's notes
I would appreciate some help with the identification of this bird. Is was in an area of thick canopy near the lake and was on a branch 5 metres above the ground. It was a small to intermediate sized bird.
6 comments
4 Feb 2021
The bird looked like a brown hand knitted sock puppet with a quite distinctive stubby black and white tail.
5 Feb 2021
My first thought was a juvenile starling? The tail feathers don't look fully formed
5 Feb 2021
I thought juvenile starlings were solid pale brown? Could be wrong. Only seen a few.
5 Feb 2021
?young dusky woodswallow maybe. https://www.google.com/search?q=baby+woodswallow&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwj91I-xytLuAhVziOYKHXZqAr8Q2-cCegQIABAA&oq=baby+woodswallow&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoECAAQQzoHCAAQsQMQQzoFCAAQsQM6AggAOggIABCxAxCDAToGCAAQCBAeUL3CBFi01gRgmdgEaABwAHgAgAH2AYgB8xmSAQUwLjcuOZgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=-CMdYP34M_OQmgf21In4Cw&bih=937&biw=1920#imgrc=UIjjmDiCW5TRBM&imgdii=Fzgyiz3adiVvTM
5 Feb 2021
The juvenile dusky woodswallow images look very similar. I have updated the ID to match.
Location information
- Coordinates 147.065670-36.000310
- Places Table Top, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 1 Feb 2021 03:35 PM Recorded on
- PaulF Recorded by
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Species information
- Artamus cyanopterus Scientific name
- Dusky Woodswallow Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Vulnerable *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1237.6m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
JFMAMJJASOND
Record quality
Quality score
3 / 7
- Images or audio
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Description
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Additional attributes