White-breasted Woodswallow
- White-breasted Woodswallow
Taxobox
name = White-breasted Woodswallow
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Artamidae
genus = "Artamus"
species = "A. leucorynchus"
binomial = "Artamus leucorynchus"
binomial_authority = Linnaeus, 1771
The White-breasted Woodswallow, "Artamus leucorynchus", is a small passerine bird which breeds from the Andaman Islands east through Indonesia and northern Australia. 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.
The species was first described by Linnaeus in 1771, its specific epithet derived from the Ancient Greek words "leucos" 'white', and "rhynchos" 'bill'. [ cite book|author=Liddell & Scott|year=1980|title=Greek-English Lexicon, Abridged Edition |publisher=Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK|id=ISBN 0-19-910207-4]
This woodswallow's soft-plumage is charcoal grey apart from the white underparts that give the species its English and scientific names. Despite its brush-tipped tongue, usually associated with nectar feeders, it catches insects on the wing.
The white-breasted Woodswallow has large, pointed wings and is very agile in powered and gliding flight. This is a nomadic species, following the best conditions for flying insects, and often roosting in large flocks.
The nest is a small structure built on a branch. The normal clutch is three eggs.
References
* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
External links
* [http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=69&bid=1221 ABID Images]
* [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/especie.phtml?idEspecie=8109 On the HBW Internet Bird Collection]
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