Information about Artamidae
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The family Artamidae gathers together 20 species of mostly crow-like birds native to Australasia and nearby areas.
There are two subfamilies: Artaminae, the woodswallows, are sombre-coloured, soft-plumaged birds that have a brush-tipped tongue but seldom use it for gathering nectar. Instead, they catch insects on the wing. They are agile flyers with large, pointed wings and are among the very few passerine birds that soar. One sedentary species aside, they are nomads, following the best conditions for flying insects, and often roosting in large flocks.
The cracticids—currawongs, Magpie, and butcherbirds, subfamily Cracticinae—are more obviously members of the broader corvid group. They have large, straight bills and mostly black, white or grey plumage. All are omnivorous to some degree: the butcherbirds mostly eat meat, Magpies usually forage through short grass looking for worms and other small creatures, currawongs are true omnivores, taking fruit, grain, meat, insects, eggs and nestlings.
The cracticids, despite their fairly plain, utilitarian appearance, are highly intelligent and have extraordinarily beautiful songs of great subtlety. Particularly noteworthy are the Pied Butcherbird, the Pied Currawong and the Australian Magpie.
Species of Artamidae
- Subfamily Artaminae
- Ashy Woodswallow, Artamus fuscus
- Fiji Woodswallow, Artamus mentalis
- White-backed Woodswallow, Artamus monachus
- Great Woodswallow, Artamus maximus
- White-breasted Woodswallow, Artamus leucorynchus
- Bismarck Woodswallow, Artamus insignis
- Masked Woodswallow, Artamus personatus
- White-browed Woodswallow, Artamus superciliosus
- Black-faced Woodswallow, Artamus cinereus
- Dusky Woodswallow, Artamus cyanopterus
- Little Woodswallow, Artamus minor
- Subfamily Cracticinae:
- Mountain Peltops, Peltops montanus
- Lowland Peltops, Peltops blainvillii
- Black Butcherbird, Cracticus quoyi
- Grey Butcherbird, Cracticus torquatus
- Hooded Butcherbird, Cracticus cassicus
- Tagula Butcherbird, Cracticus louisiadensis
- Black-backed Butcherbird, Cracticus mentalis
- Pied Butcherbird, Cracticus nigrogularis
- Pied Currawong, Strepera graculina
- Black Currawong, Strepera fuliginosa
- Grey Currawong, Strepera versicolor
- Australian Magpie, Gymnorhina tibicen
External links
- Artamidae videos on the Internet Bird Collection
Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. Scientific classification also can be called scientific taxonomy, but should be distinguished from folk taxonomy, which lacks scientific basis.
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
See below
Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
See below
Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Passeriformes
Linnaeus, 1758
Suborders
A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. More than half of all species of bird are passerines.
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Linnaeus, 1758
Suborders
- Acanthisitti
- Tyranni
- Passeri
A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. More than half of all species of bird are passerines.
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Nicholas Aylward Vigors (1785 – October 26, 1840) was an Irish zoologist and politician.
Vigors was born at Old Leighlin, County Carlow. He studied at Trinity College, Oxford. He served in the army during the Peninsular War from 1809 to 1811.
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Vigors was born at Old Leighlin, County Carlow. He studied at Trinity College, Oxford. He served in the army during the Peninsular War from 1809 to 1811.
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Artaminae
Genus: Artamus
Vieillot, 1816
Species
Many, see text
Woodswallows are soft-plumaged, somber-coloured passerine birds found in Australia and the islands nearby.
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Genus: Artamus
Vieillot, 1816
Species
Many, see text
Woodswallows are soft-plumaged, somber-coloured passerine birds found in Australia and the islands nearby.
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species is one of the basic units of biological classification. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.
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Australasia is a term variably used to describe a region of Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term was coined by Charles de Brosses in Histoire des navigations aux terres australes (1756).
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Artaminae
Genus: Artamus
Vieillot, 1816
Species
Many, see text
Woodswallows are soft-plumaged, somber-coloured passerine birds found in Australia and the islands nearby.
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Genus: Artamus
Vieillot, 1816
Species
Many, see text
Woodswallows are soft-plumaged, somber-coloured passerine birds found in Australia and the islands nearby.
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Passeriformes
Linnaeus, 1758
Suborders
A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. More than half of all species of bird are passerines.
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Linnaeus, 1758
Suborders
- Acanthisitti
- Tyranni
- Passeri
A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. More than half of all species of bird are passerines.
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Strepera
Species
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Species
- Stepera graculina
- Stepera versicolor
- Stepera fuliginosa
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For other uses of the word magpie, see .
Australian Magpie
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
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Cracticus
Vieillot, 1816
Species
C. quoyi
C. torquatus
C. cassicus
C. louisiadensis
C. mentalis
C.
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Vieillot, 1816
Species
C. quoyi
C. torquatus
C. cassicus
C. louisiadensis
C. mentalis
C.
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C. nigrogularis
Binomial name
Cracticus nigrogularis
(Gould, 1837)
The Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis) is a medium-sized songbird native to Australia.
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Binomial name
Cracticus nigrogularis
(Gould, 1837)
The Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis) is a medium-sized songbird native to Australia.
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S. graculina
Binomial name
Strepera graculina
Shaw, 1790
The Pied Currawong, Strepera graculina
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Binomial name
Strepera graculina
Shaw, 1790
Pied Currawong range
The Pied Currawong, Strepera graculina
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Australian Magpie
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
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Artaminae
Genus: Artamus
Vieillot, 1816
Species
Many, see text
Woodswallows are soft-plumaged, somber-coloured passerine birds found in Australia and the islands nearby.
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Genus: Artamus
Vieillot, 1816
Species
Many, see text
Woodswallows are soft-plumaged, somber-coloured passerine birds found in Australia and the islands nearby.
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A. fuscus
Binomial name
Artamus fuscus
(Vieillot, 1817)
The Ashy Woodswallow, Artamus fuscus, is a woodswallow which is found in south Asia.
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Binomial name
Artamus fuscus
(Vieillot, 1817)
The Ashy Woodswallow, Artamus fuscus, is a woodswallow which is found in south Asia.
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A. mentalis
Binomial name
Artamus mentalis
Jardine, 1845
The Fiji Woodswallow (Artamus mentalis) is a species of bird in the Artamidae family. It is endemic to Fiji.
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Binomial name
Artamus mentalis
Jardine, 1845
The Fiji Woodswallow (Artamus mentalis) is a species of bird in the Artamidae family. It is endemic to Fiji.
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A. monachus
Binomial name
Artamus monachus
Bonaparte, 1851
The Ivory-backed Woodswallow (Artamus monachus) is a species of bird in the Artamidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.
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Binomial name
Artamus monachus
Bonaparte, 1851
The Ivory-backed Woodswallow (Artamus monachus) is a species of bird in the Artamidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.
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A. maximus
Binomial name
Artamus maximus
Meyer, 1874
The Great Woodswallow (Artamus maximus) is a species of bird in the Artamidae family.
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Binomial name
Artamus maximus
Meyer, 1874
The Great Woodswallow (Artamus maximus) is a species of bird in the Artamidae family.
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A. leucorynchus
Binomial name
Artamus leucorynchus
Linnaeus, 1771
The White-breasted Woodswallow, Artamus leucorynchus
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Binomial name
Artamus leucorynchus
Linnaeus, 1771
The White-breasted Woodswallow, Artamus leucorynchus
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A. insignis
Binomial name
Artamus insignis
Sclater, 1877
The Bismarck Woodswallow (Artamus insignis) is a species of bird in the Artamidae family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
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Binomial name
Artamus insignis
Sclater, 1877
The Bismarck Woodswallow (Artamus insignis) is a species of bird in the Artamidae family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
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A. personatus
Binomial name
Artamus personatus
Gould, 1841
The Masked Woodswallow (Artamus personatus) is a species of bird in the Artamidae family.
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Binomial name
Artamus personatus
Gould, 1841
The Masked Woodswallow (Artamus personatus) is a species of bird in the Artamidae family.
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A. superciliosus
Binomial name
Artamus superciliosus
(Gould, 1837)
The White-browed Woodswallow (Artamus superciliosus) is a moderately-sized passerine bird native to inland Australia.
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Binomial name
Artamus superciliosus
(Gould, 1837)
The White-browed Woodswallow (Artamus superciliosus) is a moderately-sized passerine bird native to inland Australia.
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A. cinereus
Binomial name
Artamus cinereus
Vieillot, 1817
The Black-faced Woodswallow, Artamus cinereus is a woodswallow. This swallow is 19 cm long.
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Binomial name
Artamus cinereus
Vieillot, 1817
The Black-faced Woodswallow, Artamus cinereus is a woodswallow. This swallow is 19 cm long.
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A. cyanopterus
Binomial name
Artamus cyanopterus
(Latham, 1802)
The Dusky Woodswallow (Artamus cyanopterus),[1][2]
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Binomial name
Artamus cyanopterus
(Latham, 1802)
The Dusky Woodswallow (Artamus cyanopterus),[1][2]
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A. minor
Binomial name
Artamus minor
Vieillot, 1817
The Little Woodswallow (Artamus minor
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Binomial name
Artamus minor
Vieillot, 1817
The Little Woodswallow (Artamus minor
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P. montanus
Binomial name
Peltops montanus
Stresemann, 1921
The Mountain Peltops (Peltops montanus) is a species of bird in the Cracticidae family.
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Binomial name
Peltops montanus
Stresemann, 1921
The Mountain Peltops (Peltops montanus) is a species of bird in the Cracticidae family.
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