Large Woodshrike
Tephrodornis virgatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyTephrodornithidae
- GenusTephrodornis (Woodshrikes)
- SpeciesTephrodornis virgatus (Large Woodshrike)
About the Large Woodshrike
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. Ten subspecies are recognised: T. v. pelvicus (Hodgson, 1837) – east Himalayas to north Myanmar
T. v. jugans Deignan, 1948 – east Myanmar, south China and north Thailand T. v. verneyi Kinnear, 1924 – southeast Myanmar, southwest Thailand and north Malay Peninsula T. v. annectens Robinson & Kloss, 1918 – central Malay Peninsula
T. v. fretensis Robinson & Kloss, 1920 – south Malay Peninsula and north Sumatra T. v. virgatus (Temminck, 1824) – south Sumatra, Java and Bali T. v. frenatus Büttikofer, 1887 – Borneo T. v. mekongensis Meyer de Schauensee, 1946 – southeast Thailand to south Vietnam
T. v. hainanus Ogilvie-Grant, 1910 – north Laos, north Vietnam and Hainan (off southeast China) T. v. latouchei Kinnear, 1925 – south China Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Sepilok
Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike
Hemipus hirundinaceus
Rufous-winged Philentoma
Philentoma pyrhoptera
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
Hemipus picatus
Maroon-breasted Philentoma
Philentoma velata
Ashy Tailorbird
Orthotomus ruficeps
Red-eyed Bulbul
Pycnonotus brunneus
Asian Glossy Starling
Aplonis panayensis
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
Black-and-yellow Broadbill
Eurylaimus ochromalus
Brown-throated Sunbird
Anthreptes malacensis
Yellow-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus goiavier
Javan Myna
Acridotheres javanicus
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 | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 5 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 10 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 11 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 13 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 14 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 16 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 17 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 18 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 19 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 20 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 21 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 22 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Large Woodshrike in Sepilok?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Large Woodshrike sighting in Sepilok, based on 121 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Large Woodshrike in Sepilok?
March has the highest sighting rate for Large Woodshrike in Sepilok in our monthly data.