Woodswallows are soft-plumaged, somber-colored passerine birds. There is a single genus, Artamus, The woodswallows are either treated as a subfamily, Artaminae in an expanded family Artamidae, which includes the butcherbirds and Australian Magpie, or as the only genus in that family. The generic name, which in turn gives rise to the family name, is derived from the Ancient Greek artamos, meaning butcher or murder. The name was given due to their perceived similarity to shrikes, indeed a former common name for the group was "swallow-starlings"*.

Ashy Woodswallow, Artamus fuscus
Fiji Woodswallow, Artamus mentalis
Ivory-backed Woodswallow, Artamus monachus
Great Woodswallow, Artamus maximus
White-breasted Woodswallow, Artamus leucorynchus
Bismarck Woodswallow, Artamus insignis
Masked Woodswallow, Artamus personatus
White-browed Woodswallow, Artamus superciliosus
Black-faced Woodswallow, Artamus cinereus
Dusky Woodswallow, Artamus cyanopterus
Little Woodswallow, Artamus minor


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