Masked Woodswallow
2 Males Front & Back
Ellura
Masked Woodswallow
Female Front
 
                      
Masked Woodswallow (Artamus personatus)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves)
Order: Perching Birds (Passeriformes)
Family: Crow (Artamidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Masked Woodswallow (Artamus personatus)
This Photo:     Female Head

Thank you Antoni Camozzato for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
Such a serious fellow with its blue beak, black face and grey body & wings.

Copyright © 2012-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 05-Dec-2012
This species is classed as LC (Least Concern) in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)