Woodswallow
There are approximately 10 species of woodswallow. Not true members of the swallow family,
the wood swallow has a stout body, pointed wings and a short tail. They reach 5 to 8 inches
in length and have soft plumage ranging in colour from brown to grey and black. The
woodswallow lives in open country and prefers the company of a large flock. Unlike true
swallows, which perch apart from each other, woodswallows sit huddled together on telephone wires and
tree limbs, sometimes creating a pile of some 200 birds. Four species of this bird can be found from
India to Fiji to Australia.
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