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title: "Ashy Woodswallow"
description: "Artamus fuscus — Aves. The ashy woodswallow (Artamus fuscus), sometimes also called the ashy swallow-shrike, is a woodswallow which is found in south Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/ashy-woodswallow
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ashy Woodswallow

> Artamus fuscus — Aves. The ashy woodswallow (Artamus fuscus), sometimes also called the ashy swallow-shrike, is a woodswallow which is found in south Asia.

- Scientific name: *Artamus fuscus*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 3628
- Wikidata: [Q1033434](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1033434)
- iNaturalist taxon: [8079](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/8079)

## Names

- en: Ashy Woodswallow
- de: Grauschwalbenstar
- es: Artamo Ceniciento
- fr: Langrayen brun
- nl: Grijze spitsvogel
- pl: Ostrolot palmowy

## Countries with the most observations

IN (1460), TH (1362), CN (95), LK (94), VN (88), BD (29), NP (26), MM (20), LA (10), KH (8), BT (6), HK (6)

## Summary

The ashy woodswallow (Artamus fuscus), sometimes also called the ashy swallow-shrike, is a woodswallow which is found in south Asia. Like other woodswallows, it has a short curved bill, a short square tail and long wings. It is usually seen perched in groups, high on powerlines, tall bare trees and most often in areas with a predominance of tall palm trees.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashy_woodswallow

## Photo

![Ashy Woodswallow](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ashy-woodswallow/medium.jpg)

Photo: Светлана Царахова · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/265915511

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/ashy-woodswallow?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).