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''Tephrodornis'' is a
bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweig ...
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
usually placed in the Vangidae. There are four species: * Large woodshrike, ''Tephrodornis gularis''Large Wood-shrike (''Tephrodornis virgatus'')
Internet Bird Collection. Accessed 3 January 2010. The scientific name of this is in dispute, and it is commonly referred to as ''T. gularis.'' or ''T. virgatus.'' * Malabar woodshrike, ''Tephrodornis sylvicola'' *
Common woodshrike The common woodshrike (''Tephrodornis pondicerianus'') is a species of bird found in Asia. It is now usually considered a member of the family Vangidae. It is small and ashy brown with a dark cheek patch and a broad white brow. It is found across ...
, ''Tephrodornis pondicerianus'' * Sri Lanka woodshrike, ''Tephrodornis affinis''


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