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". The genus contains four species: •
Large woodshrike,
Tephrodornis virgatus •
Malabar woodshrike,
Tephrodornis sylvicola •
Common woodshrike,
Tephrodornis pondicerianus •
Sri Lanka woodshrike,
Tephrodornis affinis ==References==