Tephrodornis virgatus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Large Woodshrike sighting in Sepilok on a given day, based on 121 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 134th most-seen of the 242 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and October–March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Large Woodshrike in Sepilok on a given day, against under 5% in April–June and August–September, the lowest months.
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.
11th of 18
Of the 18 parks where we can rate Large Woodshrike sightings, Sepilok ranks 11th at under 5%. The best odds are in Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 30%), Manas National Park (India, about 20%) and Khao Luang National Park (Thailand, about 20%).
Same family: Tephrodornithidae
The closest relatives of the Large Woodshrike that you can see in Sepilok (family Tephrodornithidae) are Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike (about 30%) and Rufous-winged Philentoma (about 10%), 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 Sepilok (121 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.
