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| + | [[Image:Large_Woodshrike.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Dr Manjeet Singh <br />Location: Genting Highlands (pump house area), Pahang, [[Malaysia]] ]] | ||
;[[:Category:Tephrodornis|Tephrodornis]] gularis | ;[[:Category:Tephrodornis|Tephrodornis]] gularis | ||
| − | + | '''Includes Malabar Woodshrike''' | |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Thickset appearance,strong black beak, broad blackish eyeline and white rump. Male - Grey upper parts contrasting with whitish underparts. Size-23 cm. | Thickset appearance,strong black beak, broad blackish eyeline and white rump. Male - Grey upper parts contrasting with whitish underparts. Size-23 cm. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[India]] and [[ | + | South-east Asia: [[India]] and [[Nepal]] to southern [[China]], [[Malaysia]] and [[Borneo]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ''Tephrodornis gularis'' includes 11 subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
| + | *''T. g. sylvicola'' | ||
| + | :*South-western India (Western Ghats from Narbada River to Kerala) | ||
| + | *''T. g. pelvicus'' | ||
| + | :*Eastern Himalaya (Nepal to Assam) to northern Myanmar | ||
| + | *''T. g. jugans'' | ||
| + | :*Southern Myanmar and northern Thailand | ||
| + | *''T. g. vernayi'' | ||
| + | :*South-western Thailand | ||
| + | *''T. g. annectens'' | ||
| + | :*Northern peninsular Thailand and northern Malaysia | ||
| + | *''T. g. fretensis'' | ||
| + | :*Southern peninsular Thailand, Malaysia and northern Sumatra | ||
| + | *''T. g. gularis'' | ||
| + | :*Coastal south-western and extreme southern Sumatra and Java | ||
| + | *''T. g. mekongensis'' | ||
| + | :*Eastern and southern Thailand, Cambodia and southern Indochina | ||
| + | *''T. g. hainanus'' | ||
| + | :*Northern Indochina and Hainan (southern China) | ||
| + | *''T. g. latouchei'' | ||
| + | :*South-eastern China (Fujian) | ||
| + | *''T. g. frenatus'' | ||
| + | :*Borneo | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Forest, forest edges, mangroves and wooded gardens. | Forest, forest edges, mangroves and wooded gardens. | ||
Revision as of 09:55, 23 January 2011
- Tephrodornis gularis
Includes Malabar Woodshrike
Identification
Thickset appearance,strong black beak, broad blackish eyeline and white rump. Male - Grey upper parts contrasting with whitish underparts. Size-23 cm.
Distribution
South-east Asia: India and Nepal to southern China, Malaysia and Borneo.
Taxonomy
Tephrodornis gularis includes 11 subspecies:[1]
- T. g. sylvicola
- South-western India (Western Ghats from Narbada River to Kerala)
- T. g. pelvicus
- Eastern Himalaya (Nepal to Assam) to northern Myanmar
- T. g. jugans
- Southern Myanmar and northern Thailand
- T. g. vernayi
- South-western Thailand
- T. g. annectens
- Northern peninsular Thailand and northern Malaysia
- T. g. fretensis
- Southern peninsular Thailand, Malaysia and northern Sumatra
- T. g. gularis
- Coastal south-western and extreme southern Sumatra and Java
- T. g. mekongensis
- Eastern and southern Thailand, Cambodia and southern Indochina
- T. g. hainanus
- Northern Indochina and Hainan (southern China)
- T. g. latouchei
- South-eastern China (Fujian)
- T. g. frenatus
- Borneo
Habitat
Forest, forest edges, mangroves and wooded gardens.
Behaviour
Feeds mainly on insects obtained from aerial swoops. Also frequents the edge of water courses where it will pick off insects from the water surfaces.
