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Ivory-backed Woodswallow
Artamus monachus Bonaparte, 1850
Artamidae — Woodswallows, Butcherbirds & Allies
Ivory-backed Woodswallow, Artamus monachus, is a bird of the family Artamidae found in Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia. Its breeding range includes Sulawesi, Lembeh, the Togian Islands, Butung, and the Banggai and Sula islands. It was described by Bonaparte in 1850. The species is part of the passerine order and belongs with the woodswallows, butcherbirds and their allies. Its recorded range is tied to the island groups listed here, and no other details are given.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Artamidae — Woodswallows, Butcherbirds & Allies
- Breeding range
- Australasia: Sulawesi, Lembeh (e of ne Sulawesi), Togian Is. (between ne and ec Sulawesi), Butung (s of se Sulawesi), Banggai and Sula is. (e of Sulawesi)
