Gray Treepie
Dendrocitta formosae
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusDendrocitta (Typical Treepies)
- SpeciesDendrocitta formosae (Gray Treepie)
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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Treepie sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Khangchendzonga National Park
Collared Treepie
Dendrocitta frontalis
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Gold-billed Magpie
Urocissa flavirostris
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
House Crow
Corvus splendens
Common Green Magpie
Cissa chinensis
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Alpine Chough
Pyrrhocorax graculus
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandarius
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus
Rufous Sibia
Heterophasia capistrata
Green-backed Tit
Parus monticolus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 4 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 8 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 10 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 11 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Gray Treepie in Khangchendzonga National Park?
About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Treepie sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Gray Treepie in Khangchendzonga National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Gray Treepie in Khangchendzonga National Park in our monthly data.