Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic note
Tephrodornis virgatus and T. sylvicola (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) were previously lumped as T. gularis following Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993).
Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Red List history
Migratory status |
altitudinal migrant |
Forest dependency |
medium |
Land-mass type |
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Average mass |
- |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the pre-split species was described as generally uncommon, although locally common (Harris and Franklin 2000).
Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Malabar Woodshrike Tephrodornis sylvicola. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/malabar-woodshrike-tephrodornis-sylvicola on 25/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 25/12/2024.