Forest Wagtail
Dendronanthus indicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMotacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)
- GenusDendronanthus (Forest Wagtails)
- SpeciesDendronanthus indicus (Forest Wagtail)
Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
Oriental Pipit
Anthus rufulus
Square-tailed Bulbul
Hypsipetes ganeesa
Orange-billed Babbler
Turdoides rufescens
Sri Lanka Drongo
Dicrurus lophorinus
White-bellied Drongo
Dicrurus caerulescens
Orange Minivet
Pericrocotus flammeus
Black-capped Bulbul
Pycnonotus melanicterus
Ceylon Magpie
Urocissa ornata
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
Ceylon Myna
Gracula ptilogenys
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.
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 | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 5 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 11 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 12 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 15 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 16 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 17 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 18 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 19 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 20 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 21 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 22 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 23 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 24 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 25 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Forest Wagtail in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Forest Wagtail sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Forest Wagtail in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
January has the highest sighting rate for Forest Wagtail in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.