Tephrodornis affinis
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Sri Lanka Woodshrike sighting in Wilpattu National Park on a given day, based on 124 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 72nd most-seen of the 169 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Sri Lanka Woodshrike in Wilpattu National Park on a given day, against about 20% in March, May and July–December, the lowest months. That is one of Wilpattu National Park's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain against 320 mm in November.
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.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Sri Lanka Woodshrike sightings, Wilpattu National Park ranks 4th at about 30%. The best odds are in Yala National Park (Sri Lanka, about 40%), Udawalawe National Park (Sri Lanka, about 30%) and Minneriya National Park (Sri Lanka, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Sri Lanka Woodshrike that you can see in Wilpattu National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Oriental Magpie-Robin (about 60%), Indian Robin (about 60%) and Black-hooded Oriole (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sri Lanka Woodshrike is recorded against all the birds logged in Wilpattu National Park (124 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.
