Tephrodornis is a bird genus in the family Vangidae.
| Tephrodornis | |
|---|---|
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| Common woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Vangidae |
| Genus: | Tephrodornis Swainson, 1832 |
| Type species | |
| Lanius virgatus Temminck, 1824 | |
Taxonomy
The genus Tephrodornis was introduced in 1832 by the English naturalist William Swainson with the large woodshrike as the type species.[1][2] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek tephōdēs meaning "like ashes" or "ash-coloured" with ornis meaning "bird".[3]
The genus contains four species:[4]
- Large woodshrike, Tephrodornis virgatus
- Malabar woodshrike, Tephrodornis sylvicola
- Common woodshrike, Tephrodornis pondicerianus
- Sri Lanka woodshrike, Tephrodornis affinis