Black-faced Woodswallow
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Black-faced Woodswallow

Artamus cinereus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Ningaloo Marine Park
29 Verified records at Ningaloo Marine Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Woodswallow sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ningaloo Marine Park

Little Woodswallow
LC Endemic

Little Woodswallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Artamus minor

<5% · Rare
Masked Woodswallow
LC

Masked Woodswallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Artamus personatus

<5% · Rare
Singing Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Singing Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gavicalis virescens

70–80% · Very likely
Pied Butcherbird
LC Endemic

Pied Butcherbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cracticus nigrogularis

50–60% · Likely
Welcome Swallow
LC

Welcome Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo neoxena

50–60% · Likely
Yellow-throated Miner
LC Endemic

Yellow-throated Miner

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Manorina flavigula

50–60% · Likely
Torresian Crow
LC

Torresian Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus orru

40–50% · Likely
Magpie-lark
LC

Magpie-lark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Grallina cyanoleuca

30–40% · Possible
Brown Honeyeater
LC

Brown Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lichmera indistincta

30–40% · Possible
Zebra Finch
LC

Zebra Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Taeniopygia guttata

30–40% · Possible
White-winged Fairywren
LC Endemic

White-winged Fairywren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malurus leucopterus

30–40% · Possible
Western Bowerbird
LC Endemic

Western Bowerbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chlamydera guttata

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
50–60%
2 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
3 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
4 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
5 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
6 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
7 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
8 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-faced Woodswallow in Ningaloo Marine Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Woodswallow sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-faced Woodswallow in Ningaloo Marine Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Black-faced Woodswallow in Ningaloo Marine Park in our monthly data.

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