MASKED WOODSWALLOW

Photographed on road to Mornington, Kimberley, Western Australia, May 2015

609         MASKED WOODSWALLOW           Artamus personatus

Australia           (452)

Also called Bluebird, Blue or Bush Martin, and Skimmer. 17.5-19 cm. Found in open forests/woodlands; lightly timbered ranges; sparse inland scrubs; timber on inland watercourses; coastal heaths, pastoral country, farmland, vineyards, golf courses. Range: mainland Australia except far C. York Pen., but mostly inland of Gt Divide, sparse in Kimberley (Q), Top End (NT) C. York (Q). Highly nomadic.

WHITE-BROWED WOODSWALLOW

192                 WHITE-BROWED WOODSWALLOW            Artamus superciliosus

Australia         (192)

also known as Blue Martin and Summerbird. 18-21 cm. Found on margins of forest, woodlands, vineyards, orchards, suburban streets. Ranges across most of mainland Australia except Cape York.