Artamidae (Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, and Currawongs)

Species in this group

LC

Artamus fuscus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Artamus leucorhynchos

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Artamus minor

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Artamus cinereus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Artamus superciliosus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Artamus personatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Artamus cyanopterus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Artamus monachus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, and Currawongs

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 20 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 8	~70%
	Little Woodswallow			~40%
	Black-faced Woodswallow			~40%
	Masked Woodswallow			~10%
2	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5 of 8	~60%
	White-browed Woodswallow			~40%
	Masked Woodswallow			~30%
	Black-faced Woodswallow			<5%
	White-breasted Woodswallow			<5%
	Dusky Woodswallow			<5%
3	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 8	~50%
	Ashy Woodswallow			~50%
4	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 8	~50%
	White-breasted Woodswallow			~50%
5	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 8	~40%
	White-breasted Woodswallow			~40%
6	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~40%
	Ashy Woodswallow			~40%
7	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	~40%
	White-breasted Woodswallow			~40%
8	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 8	~30%
	White-breasted Woodswallow			~30%
9	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 8	~30%
	Ashy Woodswallow			~30%
10	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 8	~20%
	White-breasted Woodswallow			~20%
11	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 8	~20%
	Little Woodswallow			~10%
	White-breasted Woodswallow			~10%
	Black-faced Woodswallow			<5%
12	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 8	~20%
	White-breasted Woodswallow			~20%
	White-backed Woodswallow			<5%
13	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 8	~20%
	Ashy Woodswallow			~20%
14	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~20%
	Ashy Woodswallow			~20%
15	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 8	~20%
	White-breasted Woodswallow			~20%
16	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 8	~20%
	White-breasted Woodswallow			~20%
17	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	~20%
	Dusky Woodswallow			~20%
18	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	1 of 8	~20%
	Ashy Woodswallow			~20%
19	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	~20%
	Dusky Woodswallow			~20%
20	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 8	~20%
	Dusky Woodswallow			~10%
	Little Woodswallow			<5%
	Black-faced Woodswallow			<5%
21	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 8	~20%
	Little Woodswallow			~10%
	White-breasted Woodswallow			~10%
	Black-faced Woodswallow			<5%
22	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~20%
	Ashy Woodswallow			~20%
23	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 8	~20%
	Ashy Woodswallow			~20%
24	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 8	~10%
	Ashy Woodswallow			~10%
25	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~10%
	Ashy Woodswallow			~10%
26	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	~10%
	Dusky Woodswallow			~10%
27	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 8	~10%
	Ashy Woodswallow			~10%
28	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 8	~10%
	Dusky Woodswallow			~10%
	White-browed Woodswallow			<5%
	Masked Woodswallow			<5%
29	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 8	~10%
	Little Woodswallow			~10%
	White-breasted Woodswallow			~10%
30	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	~10%
	Dusky Woodswallow			~10%
31	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 8	~10%
	Black-faced Woodswallow			~10%
	Little Woodswallow			<5%
32	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~10%
	Ashy Woodswallow			~10%
33	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 8	~10%
	White-breasted Woodswallow			~10%
34	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	~10%
	White-breasted Woodswallow			~10%
35	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~10%
	Ashy Woodswallow			~10%
36	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 8	~10%
	Dusky Woodswallow			<5%
	White-breasted Woodswallow			<5%
37	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 8	~10%
	Ashy Woodswallow			~10%
38	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	<5%
	Ashy Woodswallow			<5%
39	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 8	<5%
	White-breasted Woodswallow			<5%
40	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 8	<5%
	White-breasted Woodswallow			<5%
41	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 8	<5%
	Dusky Woodswallow			<5%
42	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	<5%
	White-breasted Woodswallow			<5%
43	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 8	<5%
	Dusky Woodswallow			<5%
	White-browed Woodswallow			<5%
	Masked Woodswallow			<5%
44	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 8	<5%
	Masked Woodswallow			<5%
	Dusky Woodswallow			<5%
	White-browed Woodswallow			<5%
45	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 8	<5%
	White-breasted Woodswallow			<5%
46	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 8	<5%
	Ashy Woodswallow			<5%
47	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	<5%
	Ashy Woodswallow			<5%
48	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 8	<5%
	Ashy Woodswallow			<5%
49	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 8	<5%
	Ashy Woodswallow			<5%
50	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 8	<5%
	Ashy Woodswallow			<5%
51	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 8	<5%
	Masked Woodswallow			<5%
	White-browed Woodswallow			<5%
	White-breasted Woodswallow			<5%
	Dusky Woodswallow			<5%
52	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	<5%
	Ashy Woodswallow			<5%
53	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	<5%
	Dusky Woodswallow			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Davao City	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 8	~50%
	White-breasted Woodswallow			~50%
2	Kuching	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 8	~40%
	White-breasted Woodswallow			~40%
3	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~40%
	Ashy Woodswallow			~40%
4	Denpasar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 8	~40%
	White-breasted Woodswallow			~40%
5	Yogyakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 8	~30%
	White-breasted Woodswallow			~30%
6	Manila	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 8	~30%
	White-breasted Woodswallow			~30%
7	Semarang	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 8	~30%
	White-breasted Woodswallow			~30%
8	Cebu City	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 8	~20%
	White-breasted Woodswallow			~20%
9	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~20%
	Ashy Woodswallow			~20%
10	Ponnani	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~20%
	Ashy Woodswallow			~20%
11	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 8	~20%
	White-breasted Woodswallow			~20%
12	Guwahati	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~20%
	Ashy Woodswallow			~20%
13	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 8	~20%
	White-breasted Woodswallow			~20%
	White-browed Woodswallow			<5%
14	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~20%
	Ashy Woodswallow			~20%
15	Savar	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 8	~10%
	Ashy Woodswallow			~10%
16	Makassar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 8	~10%
	White-breasted Woodswallow			~10%
17	Tamluk	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~10%
	Ashy Woodswallow			~10%
18	Angeles	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 8	~10%
	White-breasted Woodswallow			~10%
19	Đà Nẵng	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 8	~10%
	Ashy Woodswallow			~10%
20	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~10%
	Ashy Woodswallow			~10%
21	Asansol	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~10%
	Ashy Woodswallow			~10%
22	Padang	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 8	~10%
	White-breasted Woodswallow			~10%
23	Kollam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~10%
	Ashy Woodswallow			~10%
24	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~10%
	Ashy Woodswallow			~10%
25	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~10%
	Ashy Woodswallow			~10%
26	Vijayawada	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~10%
	Ashy Woodswallow			~10%
27	Phnom Penh	🇰🇭 Cambodia	1 of 8	~10%
	Ashy Woodswallow			~10%
28	Surabaya	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 8	~10%
	White-breasted Woodswallow			~10%
29	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 8	~10%
	Ashy Woodswallow			~10%
30	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 8	~10%
	Ashy Woodswallow			~10%
31	Tiruchirappalli	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	<5%
	Ashy Woodswallow			<5%
32	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	<5%
	Ashy Woodswallow			<5%
33	Dhaka	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 8	<5%
	Ashy Woodswallow			<5%
34	Bhubaneshwar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	<5%
	Ashy Woodswallow			<5%
35	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 8	<5%
	Dusky Woodswallow			<5%
	Masked Woodswallow			<5%
	White-browed Woodswallow			<5%
36	Visakhapatnam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	<5%
	Ashy Woodswallow			<5%
37	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	<5%
	Ashy Woodswallow			<5%
38	Madurai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	<5%
	Ashy Woodswallow			<5%
39	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	<5%
	Ashy Woodswallow			<5%
40	Vasai-Virar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	<5%
	Ashy Woodswallow			<5%
41	Salem	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	<5%
	Ashy Woodswallow			<5%
42	Tiruppur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	<5%
	Ashy Woodswallow			<5%
43	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 8	<5%
	Dusky Woodswallow			<5%
	Masked Woodswallow			<5%
	White-browed Woodswallow			<5%
44	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	<5%
	Black-faced Woodswallow			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Zoo Miami	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	San Diego Zoo Safari Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Bronx Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Sedgwick County Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Kyabram Fauna Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
8	Alice Springs Desert Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
9	Healesville Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
10	Taronga Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
11	Cleland Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
12	Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
13	Melbourne Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
14	Adelaide Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
15	Australian Reptile Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
16	Gorge Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
17	Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
18	Cairns Zoom and Wildlife Dome	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
19	Caversham Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
20	Wildlife Habitat Port Douglas	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity

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Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, and Currawongs

Species in this group

Ashy Woodswallow

White-breasted Woodswallow

Little Woodswallow

Black-faced Woodswallow

White-browed Woodswallow

Masked Woodswallow

Dusky Woodswallow

White-backed Woodswallow

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, and Currawongs

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found