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 →
Closest Relatives at Royal Bardia National Park
Rufous Treepie
Dendrocitta vagabunda
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
House Crow
Corvus splendens
Red-billed Blue Magpie
Urocissa erythroryncha
Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
White-bellied Drongo
Dicrurus caerulescens
Pied Bushchat
Saxicola caprata
Cinereous Tit
Parus cinereus
Long-tailed Shrike
Lanius schach
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Gray Treepie at Royal Bardia National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 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 |