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Species
Artamus maximus Meyer, AB, 1874
SUMMARY
Has head and throat to upper breast and upperparts (except rump) and tail dark slate-grey. Rump upperpart-coverts and underparts white; white patch on inner leading edge of wing diagnostic in flight; iris dark brown; bill pale blue-grey, tip black; legs dark blue-grey. Distinguished from A. leucorynchus by larger size, darker plumage coloration, white wing patch. Sexes similar. Immature has light buffy mottling on back and white tips on wing and tails.