Tephrodornis virgatus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The large woodshrike (Tephrodornis virgatus) is found in south-eastern Asia, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo. Its natural habitats are temperate forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
It is usually placed in the family Vangidae. The Malabar woodshrike is sometimes considered conspecific with the large woodshrike. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 5 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 9 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 10 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 11 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 12 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 13 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 16 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 17 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 18 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Guwahati | 🇮🇳 India |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Large Woodshrike sighting in Khao Luang National Park on a given day, based on 101 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 86th most-seen of the 215 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–June and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Large Woodshrike in Khao Luang National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October, the lowest month.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Large Woodshrike sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
3rd of 18
Of the 18 parks where we can rate Large Woodshrike sightings, Khao Luang National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 30%) and Manas National Park (India, about 20%).
Same family: Tephrodornithidae
The closest relatives of the Large Woodshrike that you can see in Khao Luang National Park (family Tephrodornithidae) are Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike (about 40%) and Rufous-winged Philentoma (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Large Woodshrike is recorded against all the birds logged in Khao Luang National Park (101 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
