Passeriformes / Vangidae / Tephrodornis
Large Woodshrike
Tephrodornis virgatus · 钩嘴林鵙
Introduction
Member of the family Vangidae found in south-eastern Asia, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo. Inhabits temperate forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Distribution & Habitat
Range includes south-eastern Asia, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo. Ten subspecies are recognised: T. v. pelvicus (east Himalayas to north Myanmar), T. v. jugans (east Myanmar, south China, north Thailand), T. v. verneyi (southeast Myanmar, southwest Thailand, north Malay Peninsula), T. v. annectens (central Malay Peninsula), T. v. fretensis (south Malay Peninsula, north Sumatra), T. v. virgatus (south Sumatra, Java, Bali), T. v. frenatus (Borneo), T. v. mekongensis (southeast Thailand to south Vietnam), T. v. hainanus (north Laos, north Vietnam, Hainan), and T. v. latouchei (south China).
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Vangidae
- Genus
- Tephrodornis
Subspecies (10)
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Tephrodornis virgatus annectens
northern Thai-Malay Peninsula
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
