Least ConcernRareEndemicInvertebratesForestCup nestSmall · 38 g
About the Malabar Woodshrike
The Malabar woodshrike is a species of bird usually placed in the family Vangidae. It is found in western India. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the large woodshrike.
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What the Malabar Woodshrike sounds like
Recording: Sudipto Roy · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via xeno-canto
Recording: Jairam Vijayan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Where it lives
Regular range
When to see it
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Peak activity in February · a winter visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Large WoodshrikeTephrodornis virgatusThe large woodshrike is found in south-eastern Asia, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo.
Sri Lanka WoodshrikeTephrodornis affinisThe Sri Lanka woodshrike is a species of bird in the family Vangidae.
Common WoodshrikeTephrodornis pondicerianusThe common woodshrike is dully ashy brown and like other woodshrikes has a large head with a strong hooked beak.
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