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Black-faced Woodswallow

Artamus cinereus melanops

Description:

The Black-faced Woodswallow is a "smokey grey-brown above with a black face around the base of the bill and the eyes. The underparts are lighter grey with a black undertail in the race cinereus or a white undertail in the race albiventris of north-eastern Queensland. The black tail feathers are tipped white. The bluish bill is tipped black." (Birdlife Australia)

Habitat:

Sitting on the electrical wire that crosses over the marsh, near the cemetery.

Notes:

Lots of small snippets of interesting info in Wikipedia :)

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armadeus.4
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armadeus.4

Western Australia, Australia

Spotted on Dec 3, 2017
Submitted on Feb 11, 2018

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