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Black-faced Woodswallow

Artamus cinereus Vieillot, LJP 1817

The black-faced woodswallow is a woodswallow of the genus Artamus native to Australia, New Guinea and the Sundra Islands, including Timor. It is 18–19 cm (7.1–7.5 in) long and is the most widespread species in the family Artamidae. Woodswallows have a soft call with chiff, chap and chattering calls which can include vocal mimicry Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Artamidae
Genus:
   Artamus
Scientific:
  Artamus cinereus

Original description

Citation:
  Vieillot, LJP 1817

Reference:
   Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd. 17 p.297

Protonym:
  Artamus cinereus

Type locality:
  Timor.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18054647

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  DD4B0562F1889B31

Avibase ID:
  avibase-DD4B0562

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/DD4B0562

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 558759

Geographic range:

  • Artamus cinereus: eastern Lesser Sundas, south-central New Guinea, and Australia
  • Artamus cinereus cinereus: southwestern Western Australia
  • Artamus cinereus perspicillatus: eastern Lesser Sundas
  • Artamus cinereus melanops: interior of central Western Australia to central Queensland and northern Victoria
  • Artamus cinereus normani: northern Queensland (southeastern Cape York Peninsula)
  • Artamus cinereus inkermani: eastern Queensland (Burdekin River to Burnett River)
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Black-faced Woodswallow
Catalan:
artami gris
Czech:
lasolet černolící
Danish:
Grå Svalestær
German:
Schwarzgesicht-Schwalbenstar
Spanish:
Artamo Carinegro
Spanish (Spain):
Artamo Carinegro
Finnish:
tuhkaleiju
French:
Langrayen gris
Croatian:
siva lastavičarka
Hungarian:
feketeképű fecskeseregély
Italian:
Rondine boschereccia faccianera
Japanese (romaji):
kaoguromoritsubame
Japanese:
カオグロモリツバメ
Lithuanian:
Juodaveidis artamas
Dutch:
Zwartteugelspitsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gråsvalestare
Norwegian:
Gråsvalestær
Polish:
ostrolot szary
Portuguese:
andorinha-do-mato-de-faces-pretas
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinha-do-bosque-de-faces-pretas
Russian:
Масковый артм
Slovak:
hmyziar škraboškový
Serbian:
Crnolika šumska lasta
Swedish:
grå svalstare
Ukrainian:
Ланграйн чорнощокий
Chinese:
黑脸燕鵙
Chinese (Traditional):
黑臉燕鵙

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Black-faced Woodswallow ( Artamus cinereus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Black-faced Woodswallow ( Artamus cinereus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Black-faced Woodswallow ( Artamus cinereus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Black-faced Woodswallow ( Artamus cinereus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Black-faced Woodswallow ( Artamus cinereus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Black-faced Woodswallow ( Artamus cinereus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Black-faced Woodswallow ( Artamus cinereus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Black-faced Woodswallow ( Artamus cinereus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
Black-faced Woodswallow ( Artamus cinereus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
Black-faced Woodswallow ( Artamus cinereus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Black-faced Woodswallow ( Artamus cinereus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Black-faced Woodswallow ( Artamus cinereus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Black-faced Woodswallow ( Artamus cinereus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Black-faced Woodswallow ( Artamus cinereus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Black-faced Woodswallow ( Artamus cinereus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Black-faced Woodswallow ( Artamus cinereus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Black-faced Woodswallow ( Artamus cinereus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Black-faced Woodswallow ( Artamus cinereus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Langrayen gris ( Artamus cinereus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Langrayen gris ( Artamus cinereus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Black-faced Wood Swallow ( Artamus cinereus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Black-faced Wood Swallow ( Artamus cinereus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Black-faced Wood Swallow ( Artamus cinereus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Black-faced Woodswallow ( Artamus cinereus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Black-faced Wood-swallow ( Artamus cinereus) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Black-faced Woodswallow ( Artamus cinereus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Artamus cinereus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Artamus cinereus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Artamus cinereus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Artamus cinereus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: artami gris
Czech: Lasolet cernolící, lasolet černolící
Danish: Grå Svalestær, Røggrå Svalestær
German: Schwarzgesicht-Schwalbenstar
English: Black faced Woodswallow, Black-faced Wood Swallow, Black-faced Woodswallow, Black-faced Wood-swallow
English, HBW: Black-faced Woodswallow
English (IOC): Black-faced Woodswallow
English (United States): Black-faced Woodswallow
Esperanto: Cindra artamo, Nigravizaĝa artamo
Spanish: Artamo Carinegro, Golondrina del Bosque de Cara Negra
Spanish (Spain): Artamo Carinegro
Spanish (HBW): Black-faced Woodswallow
Estonian: halltuulas
Finnish: Tuhkaleiju
French: Langrayen à face noire, Langrayen gris
Croatian: siva lastavičarka
Hungarian: feketeképű fecskeseregély
Indonesian: Kekep Hitam
Italian: Artamo faccianera, Rondine boschereccia faccianera
Japanese (romaji): kaoguromoritsubame
Japanese: カオグロモリツバメ
Kirghiz: кара бет токой чабалекейи
Scientific: Artamus cinereus, Artamus cinereus cinereus, Artamus cinereus melanops, Artamus melanops
Lithuanian: Juodaveidis artamas
Dutch: Zwartteugelspitsvogel, Zwartteugel-spitsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gråsvalestare
Norwegian: Gråsvalestær
Polish: ostrolot szary
Portuguese: andorinha-do-mato-de-faces-pretas
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinha-do-bosque-de-faces-pretas, Andorinha-do-mato-de-face-preta
Russian: Масковый артм, Чернолицый артам, Чернолицый ласточковый сорокопут
Slovak: Hmyziar čiernotvárový, hmyziar škraboškový
Serbian: Crnolika šumska lasta
Swedish: grå svalstare, Svartmaskad svalstare
Turkish: Kara yüzlü ormankırlangıcı
Ukrainian: Ланграйн чорнощокий
Chinese: 黑脸燕鵙
Chinese (Traditional): 黑臉燕鵙

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