White-backed Woodswallow (Artamus insignis)

Other Names (World)
White-backed Woodswallow, Bismarck Woodswallow, Black-headed Woodswallow, Sclater's Woodswallow, New Britain Woodswallow

Family
Artamidae (Woodswallows And Butcherbirds)

Size
18 - 19 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sclater, 1877

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, heavily degraded former forest and rural gardens.

Range (Guide)

Papua New Guinea (B).

New Britain and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), in Bismarck Archipelago.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

White-backed Woodswallow (Artamus insignis) [XC170168]
by id from Limbin Rd., New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Forms a superspecies with Ivory-backed Woodswallow (Artamus monachus) and Great Woodswallow (Artamus maximus), this group perhaps including also White-breasted Woodswallow (Artamus leucoryn) and Fiji Woodswallow (Artamus mentalis).

References
See References.

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