Common Woodshrike
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Common Woodshrike

Tephrodornis pondicerianus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Periyar National Park
10 Verified records at Periyar National Park
January 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% of wildlife watchers report a Common Woodshrike sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park

Malabar Woodshrike
LC Endemic

Malabar Woodshrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Tephrodornis sylvicola

20–30% · Possible
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
LC

Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hemipus picatus

5–10% · With luck
Southern Hill Myna
LC

Southern Hill Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gracula indica

70–80% · Very likely
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus paradiseus

70–80% · Very likely
White-bellied Treepie
LC Endemic

White-bellied Treepie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocitta leucogastra

60–70% · Likely
Malabar Whistling-Thrush
LC Endemic

Malabar Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus horsfieldii

60–70% · Likely
Red-whiskered Bulbul
LC

Red-whiskered Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus jocosus

60–70% · Likely
Orange Minivet
LC

Orange Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus flammeus

60–70% · Likely
Nilgiri Flowerpecker
LC Endemic

Nilgiri Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum concolor

50–60% · Likely
Jungle Babbler

Jungle Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides striata

50–60% · Likely
Indian Scimitar-Babbler
LC Endemic

Indian Scimitar-Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pomatorhinus horsfieldii

40–50% · Likely
Asian Fairy-bluebird
LC

Asian Fairy-bluebird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Irena puella

40–50% · 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 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 Periyar National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Common Woodshrike sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

January has the highest sighting rate for Common Woodshrike in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.

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