Black-faced Woodswallow
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Black-faced Woodswallow

Artamus cinereus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Litchfield National Park
10 Verified records at Litchfield National Park
March 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% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Woodswallow sighting in Litchfield National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Litchfield National Park

Little Woodswallow
LC Endemic

Little Woodswallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Artamus minor

5–10% · With luck
Masked Woodswallow
LC

Masked Woodswallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Artamus personatus

Insufficient data
Torresian Crow
LC

Torresian Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus orru

70–80% · Very likely
White-bellied Cuckooshrike
LC

White-bellied Cuckooshrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coracina papuensis

60–70% · Likely
Spangled Drongo
LC

Spangled Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus bracteatus

50–60% · Likely
Varied Triller
LC

Varied Triller

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lalage leucomela

40–50% · Likely
Blue-faced Honeyeater
LC

Blue-faced Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Entomyzon cyanotis

40–50% · Likely
Great Bowerbird
LC Endemic

Great Bowerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlamydera nuchalis

40–50% · Likely
Dusky Honeyeater
LC

Dusky Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myzomela obscura

40–50% · Likely
White-gaped Honeyeater
LC Endemic

White-gaped Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stomiopera unicolor

40–50% · Likely
White-throated Honeyeater
LC

White-throated Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melithreptus albogularis

40–50% · Likely
Green Oriole
LC

Green Oriole

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oriolus flavocinctus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
<5
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 Litchfield National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Woodswallow sighting in Litchfield National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-faced Woodswallow in Litchfield National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Black-faced Woodswallow in Litchfield National Park in our monthly data.

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