Sri Lanka Woodshrike

Sri Lanka Woodshrike

Tephrodornis affinis

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Udawalawe National Park

In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%

145 Verified sightings at Udawalawe National Park From 2019 to 2026
901 In all 5 parks
October Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Sri Lanka Woodshrike

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. Rasmussen, P.C., and J.C. Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia. The Ripley guide. Volume 2: attributes and status. Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions, Washington D.C. and Barcelona. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Sri Lanka · 2022

© Okamoto Keita Sin · XC756644 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Sri Lanka · 2016

© Peter Boesman · XC311505 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~40%
2 Udawalawe National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~30%
3 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~30%
4 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~30%
5 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Sri Lanka Woodshrike in Udawalawe National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Sri Lanka Woodshrike sighting in Udawalawe National Park on a given day, based on 145 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 60th most-seen of the 166 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Sri Lanka Woodshrike in Udawalawe National Park?

March, June–July, October and December

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sri Lanka Woodshrike in Udawalawe National Park on a given day, against about 10% in April and May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Sri Lanka Woodshrike?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sri Lanka Woodshrike sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Udawalawe National Park the best place to see a Sri Lanka Woodshrike?

2nd of 5

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Sri Lanka Woodshrike sightings, Udawalawe National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Yala National Park (Sri Lanka, about 40%). All parks ranked.

Where does the Sri Lanka Woodshrike sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Sri Lanka Woodshrike is recorded against all the birds logged in Udawalawe National Park (145 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.

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