| Scientific Name : |
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Artamus cyanopterus |
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| Common Name : |
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Dusky wood-swallow |
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| Description : |
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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. |
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| Habitat : |
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Open forests and woodlands. |
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| Distribution : |
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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. |
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| Family : |
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Artamidae |
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