Saturday, November 8, 2014

DUSKY WOODSWALLOW

Photographed in Warrumbungle National Park, Coonabarabran, November 2014. A less than clear shot.
317            DUSKY WOODSWALLOW             Artamus cyanopterus

Australia         (275)

Also known as Skimmer, Summer-bird and Woodmartin. 17-18 cm. Range sw WA across to border, all Tasmania and Victoria, bottom third of SA, all NSW except nw corner, se tw-thirds of Queensland from Cooktown down. Found in open forest/woodland, timbered paddocks, coastal/sub-inland scrub, golf-courses and orchards.

















Photographed at Warrumbungles, December 2014
















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