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Photo by Chaiyan
Rural Chainat District, central Thailand, December 2002

Artamus fuscus

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

South east Asia west to India and Sri Lanka to Myanmar and north to southern China

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1]

[edit] Habitat

Open and cultivated areas. Often seen near city edges perched on overhead electric supply cables

[edit] Behaviour

They huddle together early morning to keep warm.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
2. BF Member observations

• List of references

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