WHITE-BREASTED WOODSWALLOW

Photographed in Denpasar, Bali October 2016

(see    45)             WHITE-BREASTED WOODSWALLOW                   Artemus cinereus

INDONESIA (Bali)          (17)

Mainly a coastal species found in dry, open woodlands, often near the beach; also seen in cultivated areas, casuarinas and further inland along forest edges. 18 cm. Range: southeast Asia and Australasia into southern Australia; local, common resident throughout Indonesia.

Photographed on Nusa Penida, October 2016

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.

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

BLACK-FACED WOODSWALLOW

297         BLACK-FACED WOODSWALLOW            Artamus cinereus

Australia         (267)

17.5-20 cm. Range over most of mainland Australia except tip Cape York, e. coast from Tropic of Capricorn s. to Adelaide, and SW corner of WA. Found open country, gibber, spinifex, sandhills, saltbush, wetlands and irrigation areas.

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.

LITTLE WOODSWALLOW

Photographed at Cunnamulla, southern Queensland

68          LITTLE WOODSWALLOW          Artamus minor

Australia      (68)

12-14 cms. Found in rocky gorges with water, open scrub, woodlands, acacia scrubs. RangeNT, Queensland except SW, northern half NSW except coast, pocket central east of SA, and in WA in central west and north.

WHITE-BREASTED WOODSWALLOW

49          WHITE-BREASTED WOODSWALLOW            Artamus Ieucorynchus 

Australia     (49)

Located over most of NSW and Queensland, most of NT except small pocket in sw, along WA coast from Shark Bay and across the top, small area top of Victoria. found in trees along rivers, besides lakes, wetlands, mangroves and paperbarks. 16-18 cms.

Photographed at Cunnamulla, south Queensland

Photographed in north Queensland