White-breasted Woodswallow

Overview

White-breasted Woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus) is a species of Woodswallows, Butcherbirds & Allies (Artamidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Artamus; binomial: Artamus leucorynchus; authority: (Linnaeus, 1771).

Distribution

Breeding range: Australasia and the Oriental Region.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Species-group name leucorynchus conserved as a justified emendation of punctuated original spelling, Lanius leucoryn. ICZN Opinion 2455. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 77, pp. 66-69, 2020.