Common Woodshrike
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Common Woodshrike

Tephrodornis pondicerianus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Chitwan National Park
128 Verified records at Chitwan National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The common woodshrike (Tephrodornis pondicerianus) is a species of bird found in Asia. It is now usually considered a member of the family Vangidae. It is small and ashy brown with a dark cheek patch and a broad white brow. It is found across Asia mainly in thin forest and scrub habitats where they hunt insects, often joining other insectivorous birds. The form found in Sri Lanka which was treated as a subspecies is now usually considered a separate species, the Sri Lanka woodshrike. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Woodshrike sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 128 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park

Large Woodshrike
LC

Large Woodshrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Tephrodornis virgatus

5–10% · With luck
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
LC

Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hemipus picatus

5–10% · With luck
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

70–80% · Very likely
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

60–70% · Likely
Rufous Treepie
LC

Rufous Treepie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocitta vagabunda

50–60% · Likely
Long-tailed Shrike
LC

Long-tailed Shrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lanius schach

50–60% · Likely
Black-hooded Oriole
LC Endemic

Black-hooded Oriole

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Oriolus xanthornus

50–60% · Likely
Red-whiskered Bulbul
LC

Red-whiskered Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus jocosus

50–60% · Likely
Jungle Myna
LC

Jungle Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Acridotheres fuscus

50–60% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

50–60% · Likely
White-browed Wagtail
LC

White-browed Wagtail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Motacilla maderaspatensis

50–60% · Likely
Indian Pied Starling
LC

Indian Pied Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gracupica contra

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
2 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
3 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
4 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
5 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
6 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
7 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
8 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
9 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
10 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
11 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
12 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
15 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
16 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
17 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Woodshrike in Chitwan National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Common Woodshrike sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 128 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common Woodshrike in Chitwan National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Common Woodshrike in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.

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