The dusky woodswallow (Artamus cyanopterus)[2][3] is a bird species of forests and woodlands in temperate and subtropical regions, extending into tropical areas around the Atherton Tableland,[1] in eastern and southern Australia.

[4][5][6] The global population of the species has as yet not been formally confirmed, but it has been officially rated in the range of 'Least Concern', according to the BirdLife International in 2004.

The dusky woodswallow was first described by the English ornithologist John Latham in 1801 with the binomial name Loxia cyanoptera.

[8] The dusky woodswallow is medium-sized and swallow-like,[citation needed] with a dark brown hue,[4] but there have been instances where the bird has appeared grey.

[citation needed] They range mostly from Atherton Tableland, Queensland, down to Tasmania and west to Eyre Peninsula, in South Australia.

[4] Communally roosting birds, the dusky woodswallow has a variety of chattering calls which are used in certain situations.

They eat various forms of foliage and other grassy material that they find on the ground on in trees and shrubs.

[10] The nest of the dusky woodswallow consists of twigs, roots and other similar foliage matted together to form a bowl shape, which is lined with grass.