Habitat
Open eucalypt woodlands and, less often, forests, often riparian associations, and grasslands with sparsely scattered shrubs and few or no trees, including farmland and other agricultural lands.
White-browed Woodswallow (Artamus superciliosus) [XC148657]
by Marc Anderson from Nombinnie Nature Reserve, Euabalong, New South Wales, Australia (call)
White-browed Woodswallow (Artamus superciliosus) [XC393405]
by Frank Lambert from Euabalong, Cobar Shire Council, New South Wales, Australia (call, song)
Breeding Season (Guide)
August - December or after rain.
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Nest
A frail, open, shallow structure, composed of dried grasses and thin twigs, generally in a bush, tree or cleft in a stump.
Eggs (Guide)
2 or 3; white with purple-brown and grey blotches concentrated at the larger end; oval; about 22 x 17 mm. Incubation: about 12 days; by both sexes.
Young
Fledge in about 13 - 15 days. Fed by both parents.
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Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
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What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
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