White Breasted Woodswallow

The White-breasted Woodswallow, Artamus leucorynchus is a small passerine bird which breeds from the Andaman Islands east through Indonesia to Fiji and northern Australia.

This woodswallow's soft-plumage is charcoal grey apart from the white underparts that give the species its English and scientific names. Despite its brush-tipped tongue, usually associated with nectar feeders, it catches insects on the wing.

White-breasted Woodswallow has large, pointed wings and is very agile in powered and gliding flight. This is a nomadic species, following the best conditions for flying insects, and often roosting in large flocks.

The nest is a small structure built on a branch. The normal clutch is three eggs.