| Great woodswallow | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Artamidae |
| Genus: | Artamus |
| Species: | A. maximus
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| Binomial name | |
| Artamus maximus Meyer, 1874
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The great woodswallow (Artamus maximus), also known as the greater woodswallow, giant woodswallow or New Guinea woodswallow is a species of bird in the family Artamidae. As its name implies, it is the largest member of the genus Artamus, averaging 20 centimetres (7.87 in) in length and 61 grams (2.2 oz) in mass.[2] In appearance the great woodswallow is very similar to the more widespread white-breasted woodswallow but can be distinguished by its darker black upper side plumage and by the presence of a semi-oval black patch below the throat.[3]
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Artamus maximus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22706311A130417885. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22706311A130417885.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ McNab, Brian K.; “Ecological Energetics of Birds in New Guinea”; in Bulletin of Florida Museum of Natural History, vol. 52(2); pp. 96-159
- ^ Coates, Brian J.; The Birds of Papua New Guinea Including the Bismarck Archipelago and Bougainville: Volume 2 - Passerines; pp. 373-375. ISBN 0959025715