White-backed woodswallow

The white-backed woodswallow or Bismarck woodswallow (Artamus insignis) is a species of bird in the family Artamidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.

White-backed woodswallow
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Artamidae
Genus: Artamus
Species:
A. insignis
Binomial name
Artamus insignis
Sclater, 1877

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Artamus insignis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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