Black-faced Woodswallow
Artamus cinereus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyArtamidae (Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, and Currawongs)
- GenusArtamus (Woodswallows)
- SpeciesArtamus cinereus (Black-faced Woodswallow)
The black-faced woodswallow (Artamus cinereus) is a woodswallow of the genus Artamus native to Australia, New Guinea, and the Sunda Islands, including Timor. It is 18–19 cm (7.1–7.5 in) long and is the most widespread species in the family Artamidae. Woodswallows have a soft call with chiff, chap and chattering calls which can include vocal mimicry Increased vegetation due to inappropriate fire regimes has caused the woodswallows numbers to decline since 1993 in the Cape York Peninsula. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Grampians National Park
Dusky Woodswallow
Artamus cyanopterus
White-browed Woodswallow
Artamus superciliosus
Masked Woodswallow
Artamus personatus
Superb Fairywren
Malurus cyaneus
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen
Red Wattlebird
Anthochaera carunculata
Grey Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa
White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis
New Holland Honeyeater
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Pied Currawong
Strepera graculina
Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla
Gray Shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black-faced Woodswallow at Grampians National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |