Gray Treepie
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Gray Treepie

Dendrocitta formosae

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Langtang National Park
26 Verified records at Langtang National Park
June 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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Treepie sighting in Langtang National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Langtang National Park

Rufous Treepie
LC

Rufous Treepie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocitta vagabunda

<5% · Rare
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

70–80% · Very likely
Gold-billed Magpie
LC

Gold-billed Magpie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Urocissa flavirostris

40–50% · Likely
Red-billed Chough
LC

Red-billed Chough

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

20–30% · Possible
Alpine Chough
LC

Alpine Chough

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pyrrhocorax graculus

10–20% · With luck
Common Raven
LC

Common Raven

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corax

10–20% · With luck
Eurasian Jay
LC Endemic

Eurasian Jay

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Garrulus glandarius

<5% · Rare
Red-billed Blue Magpie
LC

Red-billed Blue Magpie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Urocissa erythroryncha

<5% · Rare
House Crow
LC

House Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus splendens

<5% · Rare
Black-headed Jay
LC

Black-headed Jay

Bird

Garrulus lanceolatus

Insufficient data
Blue Whistling-Thrush
LC

Blue Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus caeruleus

60–70% · Likely
Streaked Laughingthrush
LC

Streaked Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron lineatum

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
10–20
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 Langtang National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Treepie sighting in Langtang National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

June has the highest sighting rate for Gray Treepie in Langtang National Park in our monthly data.

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