White-breasted Woodswallow

White-breasted Woodswallow is a medium-sized passerine that breeds from the Andaman Islands east through Indonesia and northern Australia. The name woodswallow is a misnomer, as they are not closely related to true swallows: they belong to the family Artamidae, which also includes butcherbirds, currawongs and the Australian magpie (Wikipedia, general species account). The species is a medium-sized passerine bird which breeds from the Andaman Islands east through Indonesia and northern Australia. (Wikipedia, general species account).

Brisson had examined a specimen collected in Manila on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Throughout their vast distribution across Australasia, white breasted woodswallows can be found in forests, open woodlands and semi-arid plains, with a mixture of vegetation including shrubs, mangroves, forest clearings and grasses, often near watercourses. They are found at elevations from sea level to 1,500 m (4,900 ft). Flocks tend to cluster together in the evening to roost. (Wikipedia, general species account).