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Scientific Name : Artamus cyanopterus
Common Name : Dusky wood-swallow
Description : A medium-sized, swallow-like bird to 180mm, feeding on insects caught on the wing. The body is smoky-brown, with a small patch of black in front of the eye. The short beak is pale blue, with a blck tip. The wing is blackish, with a white leading edge. The tail is blackish, with a white patch at the tip, each side of the centre.
Habitat : Open forests and woodlands.
Distribution : Queensland to south-east South Australia, Tasmania and south-west Western Australia. Found throughout Victoria. Summer visitor to the Park, mostly localised to two known breeding colonies, on Stringybark Ridge and adjacent to Billys Creek.
Family : Artamidae
 
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Dusky wood-swallow feeding young in nest.