LOCAL NAMES

• Wana Koyulaspatiya, ශ්‍රී ලංකා වන-සැරටිත්තා, Sri Lanka wana Saratiththa, वुडश्रीके, pie-grièche, Waldwürger, beccaccia, മരംകൊത്തി, древесный сорокопут, alcaudón, வூட்ஷ்ரைக், 伯劳,
• Dutch Ceylonrupsklauwier
• English Sri Lanka Woodshrike
• English (United States) Sri Lanka Woodshrike
• French Téphrodorne de Ceylan
• French (France) Téphrodorne de Ceylan
• German Ceylonvanga
• Japanese スリランカサンショウクイ
• Norwegian dunkelaskefugl
• Polish kruczodzierzb krótkosterny
• Russian Ланкийский личинколов
• Serbian Šumski svračak sa Šri Lanke
• Slovak vangovec cejlónsky
• Spanish Ceniciento de Ceilán
• Spanish (Spain) Ceniciento de Ceilán
• Swedish ceylonskogstörnskata
• Turkish Seylan Tefdornu
• Ukrainian Ванговець цейлонський

DESCRIPTION

Tephrodornis affinis, The Sri Lanka woodshrike is a species of bird in the family Vangidae. Endemic to Sri Lanka. Small gray songbird with heavy bill, dark mask, and white eyebrow. Underparts pale whitish; in flight note white rump. Inhabits wooded areas and scrub in lowland and lower hills, mostly in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka; avoids dense, wet forests. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the common woodshrike. Their Calls are like … Locally named wana koyulaspatiya. It is featured in Sri Lankan 25 rupee postal stamp.