Tephrodornis

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Woodshrikes
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Prionopidae Genus: Tephrodornis
Species
Tephrodornis gularis Tephrodornis pondicerianus

Tephrodornis is a bird genus in the helmetshrike family Prionopidae, commonly known as the woodshrikes. They were formerly placed in the Campephagidae (cuckoo-shrikes) by some, as they are far more conventional in habitus that the rather bizarre typical helmetshrikes of genus Prionops.

There are only two species:

• Large Woodshrike, Tephrodornis gularis^{[verification needed]}
• Common Woodshrike, Tephrodornis pondicerianus