燕鵙科 燕鵙科學名Artamidae是鸟纲雀形目中的一个科分布於南亞澳洲以及印太地區海域的島嶼如斐濟 本科包括有個現生種分屬三個亞科六個屬 燕鵙亞科 Artaminae單型只有燕鵙屬Artamus這個屬 鐘鵲亞科 Cracticinae例如黑背鍾鵲 Peltopsinae英语Peltopsinae也是單型舊屬鍾鵲科只有Peltops這個屬 Artamids used to be 單型 containing only the woodswallows but it was expanded to include the family Cracticidae in  Some authors however still treat the two as separate families Some species in this family are known for their beautiful song Their feeding habits vary from nectar sucking woodswallows to predation on small birds pied currawong 喙粗而短體型似燕因而得名而其多於森林活動故又有森燕Woodswallow一稱