Common Name: Sri Lanka Common woodshrike
Scientific Name: Tephrodornis affinis
Animal Family: Vangidae
Description: The ceylon Woodshrike is a nondescript, sparrow sized bird of mostly grey plumage. The male has dark mask across the eye. A prominent feature which stands out in this drab plumage is a white rump bordered below with black upper tail coverts. The female is browner with a less prominent mask. The ceylon Wood Shrike breeds during the early part of the year building well camouflaged small cup like nest stuck to the top of a horizontal branch in a fork between two smaller branches.
Population: The population size has not been quantified.
Found where: Mostly in the Dry Zone in Sri Lanka; avoids dense, wet forests. Arboreal species usually encountered in pairs of small groups.
Habitat: Mainly in thin forest and scrub habitat.
Foods: They hunt insects, often joining other insectivorous birds.
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