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Revision as of 10:37, 6 September 2015
- Tephrodornis virgatus
Tephrodornis gularis
Identification
Thickset appearance, strong black beak, broad blackish eyeline and white rump. Male - Grey upper parts contrasting with whitish underparts. Length 23 cm.
Distribution
South-east Asia: India and Nepal to southern China, Malaysia and Borneo.
Taxonomy
Tephrodornis gularis includes 10 subspecies:[1]
- T. v. pelvicus
- Eastern Himalaya (Nepal to Assam) to northern Myanmar
- T. v. jugans
- Southern Myanmar and northern Thailand
- T. v. verneyi
- South-western Thailand
- T. v. annectens
- Northern peninsular Thailand and northern Malaysia
- T. v. fretensis
- Southern peninsular Thailand, Malaysia and northern Sumatra
- T. v. virgatus
- Coastal south-western and extreme southern Sumatra and Java
- T. v. mekongensis
- Eastern and southern Thailand, Cambodia and southern Indochina
- T. v. hainanus
- Northern Indochina and Hainan (southern China)
- T. v. latouchei
- South-eastern China (Fujian)
- T. v. frenatus
- Borneo
Malabar Woodshrike Tephrodornis sylvicola has been split as a separate species.[1][2]
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.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Large Woodshrike. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Large_Woodshrike
