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Artamus leucorynchus
The White-breasted Woodswallow is a medium-sized bird with a dark grey head and neck. It has dark blue-grey upperparts, tail and wings, white white underparts and underwings. The bill is bluish, tipped black and the eye is dark brown. Young birds tend to be mottled brown on the upperparts with a creamy tinge to the white undeparts and have a thin cream eyebrow. This species can be seen in flocks of 10 to 50, even up to 100, birds. These flocks may cluster together day or night in roosts.
The White-breasted Woodswallow is found in eucalypt forests and woodlands, usually close to water, and in mangroves.
Feeding: The White-breasted Woodswallow feeds on insects, catching them on the wing. Will also forage on the ground or in canopy. Like other woodswallows, this species has a divided, brush-tipped tongue that can be used to feed on nectar from flowers. Breeding: The White-breasted Woodswallow builds a shallow, bowl-shaped nest from grasses, roots and twigs, lined with fine grass. The nest is placed in a tree fork, hollow stump or inside the abandoned nest of a Magpie-lark, 4 m - 30 m off the ground. Both sexes build the nest, incubate the eggs and feed the young.
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Thanks KarenL
Amazing - they just need a big pink one to land in the middle of them! :)
Beautiful!
At least ONE of them is probably saying "Hey! Move over! You're squishing me!!!"
Congrats Mac, your spotting is featured in our caption contest today!
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Reminds me of that PIXAR short...
Added information
Are nights cool? I would say they are doing it for warmth and they are just a plain socialable bird.
great gathering,
something here with spaces in between http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/933...
Looks a bit cramped! Great photo!
Fantastic picture!
Haha what a fantastic shot! Loved it, Mac!
You know, it would be great if you could add some information about this birds, like a little description, where inhabits, notes, etc. Also you can add this spotting to some missions like, 2012 Best Wildlife Photo; Birds of the World; etc.
You can do this by clicking "Edit this spotting" on the top of this page and then when you are done don't forget to press "Save" :)
Lovely shot!
Perfect!
So funny!
"What are they doing? Ready to fight!" Congratulation! funny and cool!
Stunning shot!
what a great spotting!
speechless!
This is great. I imagine it being a poster with some sort of funny saying. Fantastic capture.