White-breasted Woodswallow bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsWhite-rumped Swallow-shrike, Lesser Woodswallow, White breasted Woodswallow, White-rumped Woodswallow, White-breasted Swallow-shrike, Ashy Woodswallow, White-breasted Wood Swallow, white-breasted wood-swallow
Old latin name for birdArtamus leucorhynchus, Artamus leucorhynchos, Artamus leucoryn, Lanius leucoryn
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyWoodswallows, Butcherbirds & Allies / Artamidae
GenusArtamus
Breeding regionAustralasia, Oriental Region
Breeding subregionAndaman Is., Indonesian Arch., Philippines, New Guinea region, n, e Australia, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Palau (w Caroline Is., w Micronesia)

White-breasted Woodswallow bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Raf Drijvers
    Indonesia
  • 2.
    Call, flight call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 3.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 4.
    Call, © Krzysztof Deoniziak
    Australia
  • 5.
    Call, © Krzysztof Deoniziak
    Australia
  • 6.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 7.
    Chatter calls of 2 birds (pair?), © Niels Krabbe
    Papua New Guinea
  • 8.
    Call, © Raf Drijvers
    Indonesia
  • 9.
    Begging call, call, © nick talbot
    Australia
  • 10.
    Flight call, © nick talbot
    Australia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see White-breasted Woodswallow

White-breasted Woodswallow subspecies (9)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Artamus leucorynchus albiventerSulawesi and satellites, including Banggai Is. (e of Sulawesi) and Lombok to Timor and Wetar (Lesser Sundas)-No
Artamus leucorynchus amydrusw Malay Pen., Sumatra, Bangka (e of s Sumatra), Java, Masalembu (n of e Java), Bali and Kangean Is. (n of Bali)-No
Artamus leucorynchus humeiAndaman Is. and Coco Is. (n of Andaman Is.)-No
Artamus leucorynchus leucopygialisMoluccas, New Guinea and satellites, and n, e Australia-No
Artamus leucorynchus leucorynchusPhilippines to Natuna Is. (nw of Borneo), Borneo and islands off n coast and Maratua (e of ne Borneo)-No
Artamus leucorynchus melaleucusGrande Terre, Ile des Pins, and Lifou and Mare (c, e Loyalty Is.; New Caledonia)-No
Artamus leucorynchus musschenbroekiBabar (far e Lesser Sundas) and Tanimbar Is. (s Moluccas)-No
Artamus leucorynchus pelewensisPalau (w Caroline Is., w Micronesia)-No
Artamus leucorynchus tenuisVanuatu including Banks Is.-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalanartami de ventre blanc
Chinese白胸燕, 白胸燕鵙
Chinese (Traditional)白胸燕鵙
Croatianbjelotrba lastavičarka
CzechLasolet belobrichý, lasolet bělobřichý, lasolet bělobřichy
DanishHvidbuget Svalestær
DutchWitborst-spitsvogel, Witborstspitsvogel
EsperantoBlankventra artamo, Blankbeka artamo
Estonianvalgekõht-tuulas
Finnishpääskyleiju
FrenchLangrayen à ventre blanc, Langraien, Langrayen à poitrine blanche
GermanWeißbauch-Schwalbenstar, Weissbauch-Schwalbenstar
Hungarianfehérhasú fecskeseregély
IndonesianKekep babi, Pagi-pagi, Burung Kekep Babi, Kekep, Nga-wéla-wéla
ItalianArtamo pettobianco, Rondine boschereccia pettobianco
Japaneseモリツバメ
Korean흰가슴숲제비
Lithuanianbaltakrūtis artamas
MalayBurung Tirjup Layang-layang Dada Putih
Norwegianhvitbuksvalestær, Hvitbuksvalestær
Norwegian NynorskKvitbuksvalestare
Polishostrolot żałobny, ostrolot zalobny
Portugueseandorinha-do-bosque-de-barriga-branca, andorinha-do-mato-de-ventre-branco
RussianБелобрюхий артам, Белобрюхий ласточковый сорокопут
SerbianBelogruda šumska lasta
Slovakhmyziar bielobruchý
SpanishArtamo ventriblanco, Golondrina del Bosque de Pecho Blanca
Swedishvitbröstad svalstare
Tatarкарлыгачсыман ак түшле каракош
Thaiนกแอ่นพงท้องขาว
TurkishAk Göğüslü Ormankırlangıcı
Ukrainianланграйн білогрудий