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Tephrodornithidae – Woodshrikes & Allies

Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus ©Francesco Veronesi (Creative Commons) Website

The Tephrodornithidae are a passerine familly of Woodshrikes and allies newly delineated after DNA sequencing. It includes the genera Hemipus, Tephrodornis and Philentoma. The family was proposed in 2006 on the basis of a molecular phylogenetic study by Moyle which showed a close relation between Hemipus and Tephrodornis. Some taxonomists argue for a broader treatment of the genera under the Vangidae. According to the IOC there are 8 species, which are:

Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus

Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis virgatus
Malabar Woodshrike Tephrodornis sylvicola
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus
Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinus

Rufous-winged Philentoma Philentoma pyrhopterum
Maroon-breasted Philentoma Philentoma velatum

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  • Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus

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  • Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus

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  • Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus

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    The bar-winged flycatcher-shrike (Hemipus picatus) is a small passerine bird formerly placed in the cuckooshrike family but probably closer to the woodshrikes. It is found in the forests of tropical southern Asia from the Himalayas and hills of the Indian subcontinent east to Indonesia.

  • Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus

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  • Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus

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  • Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus

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    The black-winged flycatcher-shrike (Hemipus hirundinaceus) is a species of bird in the flycatcher-shrike genus, Hemipus. It is traditionally included in the cuckooshrike family, but most taxonomists place it with the woodshrikes.

  • Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus

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  • Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus

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    The common woodshrike (Tephrodornis pondicerianus) is a species of bird found in Asia. It has been placed in the cuckoshrike (Campephagidae) and helmetshrike (Prionopidae) families in the past and is now considered a member of the family Tephrodornithidae. It is small and ashy brown with a dark cheek patch and a broad white brow. It is found across Asia mainly in the thin forest and scrub habitats. The form found in Sri Lanka which was treated as a subspecies is now usually considered a separate species, the Sri Lanka woodshrike.

  • Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis virgatus

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  • Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis virgatus

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  • Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis virgatus

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    The large woodshrike (Tephrodornis gularis, the name T. virgatus provided as a substitute on insufficient grounds.[2]) is a species in the woodshrike family Tephrodornithidae. The woodshrikes were formerly placed in the Campephagidae (cuckooshrikes) sometimes.

  • Malabar Woodshrike Tephrodornis sylvicola

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    The Malabar woodshrike (Tephrodornis sylvicola) is a species of bird in the woodshrike family Tephrodornithidae. It is found in western India. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the large woodshrike.

  • Malabar Woodshrike Tephrodornis sylvicola

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  • Malabar Woodshrike Tephrodornis sylvicola

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  • Maroon-breasted Philentoma Philentoma velatum

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  • Maroon-breasted Philentoma Philentoma velatum

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  • Maroon-breasted Philentoma Philentoma velatum

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    The maroon-breasted philentoma (Philentoma velata) is a bird species. Long placed in the flycatcher family (Muscicapidae) when these were used as a "wastebin taxon", they are now tentatively assigned to the Tephrodornithidae pending detailed study. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.

  • Rufous-winged Philentoma Philentoma pyrhopterum

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  • Rufous-winged Philentoma Philentoma pyrhopterum

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  • Rufous-winged Philentoma Philentoma pyrhopterum

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  • Rufous-winged Philentoma Philentoma pyrhopterum

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    The rufous-winged philentoma (Philentoma pyrhoptera) is a bird species. Long placed in the flycatcher family (Muscicapidae) when these were used as a "wastebin taxon", they are now tentatively assigned to the Tephrodornithidae pending detailed study. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

  • Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinus

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  • Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinus

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  • Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinus

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    The Sri Lanka woodshrike (Tephrodornis affinis ) is a species of bird in the woodshrike family Tephrodornithidae. It is found on Sri Lanka. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the common woodshrike.
Number of Species

  • Number of bird species: 8

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