Common Woodshrike
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Common Woodshrike

Tephrodornis pondicerianus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Mudumalai National Park
42 Verified records at Mudumalai National Park
February 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 Mudumalai National Park, based on 42 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Mudumalai National Park

Malabar Woodshrike
LC Endemic

Malabar Woodshrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Tephrodornis sylvicola

<5% · Rare
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
LC

Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hemipus picatus

10–20% · With luck
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

60–70% · Likely
Brahminy Starling
LC

Brahminy Starling

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sturnia pagodarum

60–70% · Likely
Red-whiskered Bulbul
LC

Red-whiskered Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus jocosus

60–70% · Likely
Long-tailed Shrike
LC

Long-tailed Shrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lanius schach

50–60% · Likely
Jungle Myna
LC

Jungle Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Acridotheres fuscus

50–60% · Likely
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cyornis tickelliae

40–50% · Likely
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
LC

Eastern Red-rumped Swallow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cecropis daurica

40–50% · Likely
Small Minivet
LC

Small Minivet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

40–50% · Likely
Common Iora
LC

Common Iora

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aegithina tiphia

40–50% · Likely
Purple Sunbird
LC

Purple Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cinnyris asiaticus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Common Woodshrike sighting in Mudumalai National Park, based on 42 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

February has the highest sighting rate for Common Woodshrike in Mudumalai National Park in our monthly data.

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