ArtamidaeArtamus

Ashy Woodswallow

Artamus fuscus

19–19 cmSmall
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Resident. Mainly E, SE and S subcontinent. Adult has stout blue-grey bill, uniform slate-grey head, greyish-maroon mantle, and pink ish-grey underparts. in flight, shows white-tipped tail and greyish-white band across uppertail - coverts. Juvenile has browner upperparts with buff fringes. paler greyt roat (with indistinct brownish barring). Open wooded country.

Colour

GreyWhiteBlueSlate
Average size
19 cm
Habitat
Open wooded country.
Behaviour
Resident., roat (with indistinct brownish barring).

About this bird

Resident. Mainly E, SE and S subcontinent. Adult has stout blue-grey bill, uniform slate-grey head, greyish-maroon mantle, and pink ish-grey underparts. in flight, shows white-tipped tail and greyish-white band across uppertail - coverts. Juvenile has browner upperparts with buff fringes. paler greyt roat (with indistinct brownish barring). Open wooded country.

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Ashy Woodswallow is bigger than Brown Shrike but smaller than Brown-fronted Woodpecker.