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Ashy woodswallow

Artamus fuscus Vieillot, 1817

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The ashy woodswallow (Artamus fuscus) is a species in the family Artamidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 39 g to 40 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Ashy woodswallow (Artamus fuscus)
Photo: Selvaganesh17 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the ashy woodswallow

Weight
39 g – 40 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the ashy woodswallow live?

Not recorded

What is the ashy woodswallow?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The ashy woodswallow (Artamus fuscus), sometimes also called the ashy swallow-shrike, is a woodswallow which is found in south Asia. Like other woodswallows, it has a short curved bill, a short square tail and long wings. It is usually seen perched in groups, high on powerlines, tall bare trees and most often in areas with a predominance of tall palm trees.

From the Wikipedia article “Ashy woodswallow” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ashy_woodswallow&oldid=1357279876), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the ashy woodswallow endangered?

The ashy woodswallow is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the ashy woodswallow classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyArtamidae
  6. genusArtamus
  7. SpeciesArtamus fuscus Vieillot, 1817
Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • Ashy wood swallowEnglish
  • Ashy wood swallowEnglish
  • سنونو الخشب الرماديArabic
  • Tal CharaiBangla
  • artami cendrósCatalan
  • lasolet šedohlavýCzech
  • helydd coed llwydWelsh
  • Brun SvalestærDanish
  • GrauschwalbenstarGerman
  • cindra artamoEsperanto
  • Artamo cenicientoSpanish
  • aasia tuulasEstonian
  • nokileijuFinnish
  • Langrayen brunFrench
  • pepeljasta lastavičarkaCroatian
  • hamuszürke fecskeseregélyHungarian
  • Artamo cenerinoItalian
  • Rondine boschereccia cenerinaItalian
  • ハイイロモリツバメJapanese
  • 회색숲제비Korean
  • pilkasis artamasLithuanian
  • ഇണകാത്തേവൻMalayalam
  • Grijze SpitsvogelDutch
  • askesvalestærNorwegian
  • ostrolot palmowyPolish
  • andorinha-do-mato-cinzentaPortuguese
  • andorinha-do-bosque-cinzentaPortuguese
  • Серый артамRussian
  • hmyziar sivýSlovak
  • Pepeljasta šumska lastaSerbian
  • gråhuvad svalstareSwedish
  • นกแอ่นพงThai
  • Kül Rengi OrmankırlangıcıTurkish
  • ланграйн пальмовийUkrainian
  • 灰燕鵙Chinese

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Relatives of the ashy woodswallow

Other species in the same genus Artamus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the ashy woodswallow?

An adult ashy woodswallow weighs 39 g – 40 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the ashy woodswallow endangered?

The ashy woodswallow is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the ashy woodswallow?

The ashy woodswallow (Artamus fuscus) belongs to the family Artamidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ashy woodswallow (Artamus fuscus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ashy-woodswallow

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BibTeX
@misc{ashy_woodswallow_2026,
  title = {Ashy woodswallow (Artamus fuscus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ashy-woodswallow},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}