Sri Lanka Woodshrike
Tephrodornis affinisBlyth, E, 1847
English (US) Sri Lanka Woodshrike
The Sri Lanka Woodshrike (Tephrodornis affinis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Vangidae (Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: Sri LankaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Tephrodornis affinis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sri Lanka Woodshrike
- Described by
- Blyth, E, 1847
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Blyth, E, 1847
- Type locality
- Ceylon.
- Original description
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 16, pt.1 p.473
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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