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Large Woodshrike

Drongos, Orioles & Cuckooshrikes

Tephrodornis virgatus

Basic stats

Diet

Insects

Habitat

Lowland and hill forest, forest edge

Range

South and Southeast Asia

Clutch size

2–3 eggs

Incubation period

About 14–15 days

Size

Medium (19–21cm)

Wingspan

~28–30cm

Weight

~30–38g

A stout, grey-brown bird with a heavy bill and a bold white supercilium, usually detected first by its loud, ringing whistled calls given from mid-storey perches in forest.

Feeds on insects gleaned from bark, twigs and foliage, often moving with mixed-species flocks through lowland and hill forest.

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