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Dusky woodswallow

Artamus cyanopterus (Latham, 1802)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The dusky woodswallow (Artamus cyanopterus) is a species in the family Artamidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 30 g to 34.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Dusky woodswallow (Artamus cyanopterus)
Photo: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the dusky woodswallow

Weight
30 g – 34.6 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
3.5src 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 dusky woodswallow live?

Not recorded

What is the dusky woodswallow?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The dusky woodswallow (Artamus cyanopterus) 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.

The name "woodswallow" is a misnomer as they are not closely related to true swallows. Instead, they belong to the family Artamidae, which also includes butcherbirds, currawongs and the Australian magpie.

From the Wikipedia article “Dusky woodswallow” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dusky_woodswallow&oldid=1379919750), 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 dusky woodswallow endangered?

The dusky 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.

How is the dusky woodswallow classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyArtamidae
  6. genusArtamus
  7. SpeciesArtamus cyanopterus (Latham, 1802)

Synonyms L cyanoptera, Loxia cyanoptera

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • سنونو الخشب الداكنArabic
  • artami alablancCatalan
  • lasolet lesníCzech
  • helydd coed adeinlasWelsh
  • Mørk SvalestærDanish
  • RußschwalbenstarGerman
  • malhela artamoEsperanto
  • Artamo sombríoSpanish
  • valgetiib-tuulasEstonian
  • ruskoleijuFinnish
  • Langrayen sordideFrench
  • mrka lastavičarkaCroatian
  • fehérszárnyú fecskeseregélyHungarian
  • Artamo foscoItalian
  • Rondine boschereccia foscaItalian
  • ウスズミモリツバメJapanese
  • tamsusis artamasLithuanian
  • BlauwvleugelspitsvogelDutch
  • sotsvalestærNorwegian
  • ostrolot ciemnyPolish
  • andorinha-do-mato-sombriaPortuguese
  • andorinha-do-bosque-sombriaPortuguese
  • Белокрылый артамRussian
  • Сумеречный артамRussian
  • hmyziar modrokrídlySlovak
  • Tamna šumska lastaSerbian
  • sotsvalstareSwedish
  • นกแอ่นพงดัสกีThai
  • Karaca OrmankırlangıcıTurkish
  • ланграйн бурийUkrainian
  • 暗燕鵙Chinese
  • 暗色燕鵙Chinese

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Relatives of the dusky 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 dusky woodswallow?

An adult dusky woodswallow weighs 30 g – 34.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the dusky woodswallow endangered?

The dusky 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 dusky woodswallow?

The dusky woodswallow (Artamus cyanopterus) belongs to the family Artamidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{dusky_woodswallow_2026,
  title = {Dusky woodswallow (Artamus cyanopterus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dusky-woodswallow},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}