How big is a Large Woodshrike?

The Large Woodshrike is a small sized bird weighing about 38 g.

Where can you see a Large Woodshrike?

The Large Woodshrike occurs in 14 countries, including India, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia.

What birds look similar to a Large Woodshrike?

The Large Woodshrike is most easily confused with the Malabar Woodshrike, the Sri Lanka Woodshrike and the Common Woodshrike.

Is the Large Woodshrike endangered?

The Large Woodshrike is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Large Woodshrike

Tephrodornis virgatus

Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Large Woodshrike (Tephrodornis virgatus) is a rare vangas, helmetshrikes, and alli found in 14 countries, weighing about 38 g. The large woodshrike is found in south-eastern Asia, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo.

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Large Woodshrike (Tephrodornis virgatus), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Christoph Moning · cc-by

Large Woodshrike (Tephrodornis virgatus), photo 2 — Photo: Samuel Lee · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Large Woodshrike (Tephrodornis virgatus), photo 3 — Photo: Huey · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Large Woodshrike (Tephrodornis virgatus), photo 4 — Photo: Huey · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Large Woodshrike (Tephrodornis virgatus), photo 5 — Photo: Huey · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Large Woodshrike (Tephrodornis virgatus), photo 6 — Photo: Huey · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Large Woodshrike (Tephrodornis virgatus), photo 7 — Photo: Vsevolod Rudyi · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Large Woodshrike (Tephrodornis virgatus), photo 8 — Photo: Vsevolod Rudyi · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Large Woodshrike (Tephrodornis virgatus), photo 9 — Photo: Guy Babineau · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Large Woodshrike (Tephrodornis virgatus), photo 10 — Photo: Guy Babineau · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Large Woodshrike

The large woodshrike is found in south-eastern Asia, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo. Its natural habitats are temperate forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

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Where it lives

India Malaysia Thailand Vietnam Cambodia Nepal China Bhutan Indonesia Bangladesh Myanmar (Burma) Laos Singapore Brunei

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, October, November, December, with peak activity in March. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Large Woodshrike look like?: The large woodshrike is found in south-eastern Asia, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo.
How big is a Large Woodshrike?: The Large Woodshrike is a small sized bird weighing about 38 g.
Where can you see a Large Woodshrike?: The Large Woodshrike occurs in 14 countries, including India, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia.
What birds look similar to a Large Woodshrike?: The Large Woodshrike is most easily confused with the Malabar Woodshrike, the Sri Lanka Woodshrike and the Common Woodshrike.
Is the Large Woodshrike endangered?: The Large Woodshrike is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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