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Common Woodshrike

Tephrodornis pondicerianus

Description:

The Common Woodshrike is dully ashy brown and like other woodshrikes has a large head with a strong hooked beak. They have a broad creamy brow above a dark cheek patch and white outer tail feathers contrasting with their dark tail. The Sri Lankan species is similar darker on the underside, with the dark cheek bordered below by a buffy sub-moustachial stripe and a white rump.

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1 Comment

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

nice spot!

Hambantota, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Nov 27, 2012
Submitted on Nov 27, 2012

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