Gray Treepie
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Gray Treepie

Dendrocitta formosae

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Chitwan National Park
11 Verified records at Chitwan National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The grey treepie (Dendrocitta formosae), also known as the Himalayan treepie, is an Asian treepie, a medium-sized and long-tailed member of the crow family. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1863. They are widely distributed along the foothills of the Himalayas in the Indian subcontinent and extending into Indochina, Nepal, southern mainland China and Taiwan. The populations vary in plumage and several are named as subspecies. Grey treepies are omnivorous birds mostly thriving among dense foliage and in forests. They sometimes take part in mixed species flocks with laughingthrushes, especially the white-throated laughingthrush. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Treepie sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park

Rufous Treepie
LC

Rufous Treepie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocitta vagabunda

50–60% · Likely
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

60–70% · Likely
House Crow
LC

House Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus splendens

40–50% · Likely
Red-billed Blue Magpie
LC

Red-billed Blue Magpie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Urocissa erythroryncha

5–10% · Rare
Common Green Magpie
LC

Common Green Magpie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cissa chinensis

<5% · Rare
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

70–80% · Very 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

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
40–50%
2 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
3 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
20–30%
4 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
6 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
7 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
8 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
10 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
11 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Gray Treepie in Chitwan National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Treepie sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Gray Treepie in Chitwan National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Gray Treepie in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.

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