• Synonyms Lesser Woodswallow, white-breasted wood-swallow, White-rumped Swallow-shrike, White-breasted Wood Swallow, White-rumped Woodswallow, White breasted Woodswallow, Ashy Woodswallow, White-breasted Swallow-shrike
  • Old latin name for bird Artamus leucoryn, Artamus leucorhynchus, Artamus leucorhynchos, Lanius leucoryn

White-breasted Woodswallowbird sounds *

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

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Where to see White-breasted Woodswallow

  • Breeding region Australasia, Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion Andaman Is., Indonesian Arch., Philippines, New Guinea region, n, e Australia, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Palau (w Caroline Is., w Micronesia)

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

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanartami de ventre blanc
Chinese白胸燕, 白胸燕鵙
Chinese (Traditional)白胸燕鵙
Croatianbjelotrba lastavičarka
Czechlasolet bělobřichý, lasolet bělobřichy, Lasolet belobrichý
DanishHvidbuget Svalestær
DutchWitborstspitsvogel, Witborst-spitsvogel
EsperantoBlankbeka artamo, Blankventra artamo
Estonianvalgekõht-tuulas
Finnishpääskyleiju
FrenchLangrayen à poitrine blanche, Langraien, Langrayen à ventre blanc
GermanWeißbauch-Schwalbenstar, Weissbauch-Schwalbenstar
Hungarianfehérhasú fecskeseregély
IndonesianPagi-pagi, Kekep babi, 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
Norwegian NynorskKvitbuksvalestare
Polishostrolot żałobny, ostrolot zalobny
Portugueseandorinha-do-mato-de-ventre-branco, andorinha-do-bosque-de-barriga-branca
RussianБелобрюхий ласточковый сорокопут, Белобрюхий артам
SerbianBelogruda šumska lasta
Slovakhmyziar bielobruchý
SpanishGolondrina del Bosque de Pecho Blanca, Artamo ventriblanco
Swedishvitbröstad svalstare
Tatarкарлыгачсыман ак түшле каракош
Thaiนกแอ่นพงท้องขาว
TurkishAk Göğüslü Ormankırlangıcı
Ukrainianланграйн білогрудий