Tephrodornis
Sign in to saveThe woodshrikes are a genus, Tephrodornis, of birds in the family Vangidae.
Species
Common Woodshrike
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTephrodornithidae
Observations1,339
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Article
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- Taxonomy
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The woodshrikes are a genus, Tephrodornis, of birds in the family Vangidae.
==Taxonomy== The genus Tephrodornis was introduced in 1832 by the English naturalist William Swainson with the large woodshrike as the type species. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek tephōdēs meaning "like ashes" or "ash-coloured" with ornis meaning "bird".