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WoodlandCup nestSmall · 35 g
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The dusky woodswallow is medium-sized and swallow-like, with a dark brown hue, but there have been instances where the bird has appeared grey. The birds have a black patch in front of the eyes, and grey (sometimes also black) wings with white streaks on them. The dusky woodswallow has a black, white-tipped tail with a silver underwing. The birds have a blue-grey bill capped with black. Dusky woodswallows are known to spontaneously 'wag' or swivel their tails fervently, a trait which is common among many other species of woodswallow.
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When to see the Dusky Woodswallow
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Dusky Woodswallow
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Dusky Woodswallow
The dusky woodswallow is a bird species of forests and woodlands in temperate and subtropical regions, extending into tropical areas around the Atherton Tableland, in eastern and southern Australia. The global population of the species has as yet not been formally confirmed, but it has been officially rated in the range of 'Least Concern', according to the BirdLife International in 2004. As such, the bird could be described as common in its local habitat.
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Easily confused with
Ashy WoodswallowArtamus fuscusThis stocky woodswallow has an ashy grey upperparts with a darker head and a narrow pale band on the rump.
White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchusThe white-breasted woodswallow's plumage is dark grey on the head and neck, with white underparts, giving the species its common and scientific names, in contrast to the related great woodswallow whose upper side is a more glossy black.
Black-faced WoodswallowArtamus cinereusThe black-faced woodswallow is 18–19 cm (7.1–7.5 in) in length, and weighs 32–40 g (1.1–1.4 oz).
Side by side: Dusky Woodswallow vs White-breasted Woodswallow · Ashy Woodswallow vs Dusky Woodswallow · Black-faced Woodswallow vs Dusky Woodswallow
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