Large woodshrike
The large woodshrike (Tephrodornis virgatus) is found in south-eastern Asia, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo.[2] Its natural habitats are temperate forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
| Large woodshrike | |
|---|---|
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| At Manas National Park in Assam, India. | |
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| At Ramnagar, Uttarakhand, India. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Vangidae |
| Genus: | Tephrodornis |
| Species: | T. virgatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Tephrodornis virgatus (Temminck, 1824) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Taxonomy and systematics
It is usually placed in the family Vangidae. The Malabar woodshrike is sometimes considered conspecific with the large woodshrike.
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Tephrodornis virgatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103703834A94145293. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103703834A94145293.en.
- "Batises, woodshrikes, bushshrikes & vangas « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
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