NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Sri Lanka Woodshrike
Tephrodornis affinis Blyth, 1847
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Sri Lanka woodshrike (Tephrodornis affinis ) is a species of bird in the family Vangidae. It is found on Sri Lanka. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the common woodshrike.
Wikipedia contributors, Sri Lanka woodshrike; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:53:17.195114+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Tephrodornis affinis Blyth, 1847
- Name authority
- Blyth, 1847
- Common name
- Sri Lanka Woodshrike
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Vangidae
- Genus
- Tephrodornis
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyVangidae
- genusTephrodornis Swainson, 1832
- speciesTephrodornis affinis Blyth, 1847
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Tephrodornis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Malabar WoodshrikeTephrodornis sylvicola Jerdon, 1839 | VangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Common WoodshrikeTephrodornis pondicerianus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | VangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Large WoodshrikeTephrodornis virgatus (Temminck, 1824) | VangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Tephrodornis pondicerianus affinis Blyth, 1847 Blyth, 1847 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Blyth, & Edward. (1847). Notices and Descriptions of various New or Little Known Species of Birds. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Vol. 16, No. 1. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:55CGX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.