Tephrodornis
Appearance
Tephrodornis | |
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Common woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Vangidae |
Genus: | Tephrodornis Swainson, 1832 |
Type species | |
Tephrodornis virgatus |
Tephrodornis is a bird genus usually placed in the Vangidae.
There are four species:
- Large woodshrike, Tephrodornis gularis[1] The scientific name of this is in dispute, and it is commonly referred to as T. gularis. or T. virgatus.
- Malabar woodshrike, Tephrodornis sylvicola
- Common woodshrike, Tephrodornis pondicerianus
- Sri Lanka woodshrike, Tephrodornis affinis
References
- ^ Large Wood-shrike (Tephrodornis virgatus), Internet Bird Collection. Accessed 3 January 2010.