Scientific Name: Tephrodornis affinis

IUCN Status: Least Concern

Sri Lanka Woodshrike is a small gray songbird, sporting a prominent sturdy bill, and a dark mask topped by a white eyebrow, making up the most conspicuous features of this endemic species. The underparts of the Sri Lankan Woodshrike are of a whitish hue and are paler than the rest of the visible plumage. The Sri Lankan Woodshrike is found in mostly wooden and scrubby areas of vegetation, but are classified as an arboreal species encountered chiefly as pairs or small groups. The light colored eyebrow and the paler white underparts separate the Sri Lankan Woodshrike from the larger relatives such as the Large Woodshrike.

The tennis ball size furry Sri Lankan Woodshrike can be heard vocalizing a resonant song, “wee-wee-weet-weet” that forms an acceleration followed by a decrease in rapidity, with the number of notes and the space between notes being varied per vocalization.

Source – E-Bird