Sri Lanka Woodshrike - BirdForum Opus

Photo by firecrest15
Lanugamwahera National Park, Sri Lanka, March 2010

Tephrodornis affinis

Identification

16-18cm

• Mid brown upperparts and wings
• White underparts
• Dark brown patch behind eye
• White stripe above eye
• Dark brown tail
• Yellowish-brown iris
• Grey legs and bill

Distribution

Sri Lanka

Taxonomy

Monotypic.

Split from Common Woodshrike.^[1][2]

Habitat

Hedgerows, gardens and groves.

Behaviour

Arboreal.

Diet

They feed on insects in the upper branches and canopy.

Breeding

The nest is cup shaped, made from grass and bark, bound with spider's webs and lined with hair and wool. The clutch consists of 2-3 cream, yellow or reddish brown spotted eggs.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Sri Lanka Woodshrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 February 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sri_Lanka_Woodshrike

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