
Dusky wood swallow -Artamus cyanopterus
It is apearantly classed as a common bird but it is the first time I see them,and only because this immature bird hit our house window and suffered from a temporary concussion . This gave me time to take some shots befor it recovered and went on its way. Then I noticed that our entire lawn area had maybe more then a 100 wood swallows searching for insects.
From several species of wood swallows this is the only one which displays a white streak along the leading edge of the wings . The beak is bluish with black at the tip.The chest feathers were a mousy brown which is the typical coloration of immature birds. So it was easy for me to identify this species.

The dusky woodswallow , is a bird species of forests and woodlands in temperate and subtropical regions, extending into tropical areas around the Atherton Tableland, in eastern and southern Australia.
The global population of the species has as yet not been formally confirmed, but it has been officially rated in the range of 'Least Concern', according to the BirdLife International in 2004. As such, the bird could be described as common in its local habitat.
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It was lucky for not hitting the window harder. Posted 6 years ago