Sri Lanka Woodshrike

Sri Lanka Woodshrike

Tephrodornis affinis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
8 Verified records at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
July Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Sri Lanka woodshrike (Tephrodornis affinis ) is a species of bird in the family Vangidae. It is found on Sri Lanka. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the common woodshrike. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Sri Lanka Woodshrike sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
LC

Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hemipus picatus

20–30% · Possible
Square-tailed Bulbul
LC Endemic

Square-tailed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypsipetes ganeesa

70–80% · Very likely
Orange-billed Babbler

Orange-billed Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides rufescens

60–70% · Likely
Sri Lanka Drongo
LC

Sri Lanka Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus lophorinus

60–70% · Likely
White-bellied Drongo
LC Endemic

White-bellied Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus caerulescens

60–70% · Likely
Orange Minivet
LC

Orange Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus flammeus

60–70% · Likely
Black-capped Bulbul

Black-capped Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus melanicterus

50–60% · Likely
Ceylon Magpie
VU

Ceylon Magpie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Urocissa ornata

50–60% · Likely
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
LC Endemic

Pale-billed Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum erythrorhynchos

50–60% · Likely
Ceylon Myna
NT

Ceylon Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gracula ptilogenys

50–60% · Likely
Purple-rumped Sunbird
LC

Purple-rumped Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leptocoma zeylonica

50–60% · Likely
Spot-winged Thrush
NT

Spot-winged Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Geokichla spiloptera

50–60% · 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 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
2 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
3 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
4 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
5 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sri Lanka Woodshrike in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Sri Lanka Woodshrike sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sri Lanka Woodshrike in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

July has the highest sighting rate for Sri Lanka Woodshrike in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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