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Grey Bushchat

Saxicola ferreus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Chitwan National Park
39 Verified records at Chitwan National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The grey bush chat (Saxicola ferreus) is a species of passerine bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in the Himalayas, southern China, Taiwan, Nepal and mainland Southeast Asia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Bushchat sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park

Pied Bushchat
LC

Pied Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola caprata

40–50% · Likely
Siberian Stonechat

Siberian Stonechat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saxicola maurus

30–40% · Possible
White-tailed Stonechat
LC

White-tailed Stonechat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola leucurus

10–20% · With luck
White-throated Bushchat
VU

White-throated Bushchat

Bird

Saxicola insignis

<5% · Rare
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

50–60% · Likely
Taiga Flycatcher
LC

Taiga Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula albicilla

30–40% · Possible
White-rumped Shama
LC

White-rumped Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus malabaricus

20–30% · Possible
Pale-chinned Blue-Flycatcher
LC

Pale-chinned Blue-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyornis poliogenys

10–20% · With luck
Black Redstart
LC

Black Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus ochruros

5–10% · With luck
Verditer Flycatcher
LC

Verditer Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias thalassinus

5–10% · With luck
Black-backed Forktail
LC

Black-backed Forktail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Enicurus immaculatus

5–10% · With luck
Bluethroat
LC Endemic

Bluethroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Luscinia svecica

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
2 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
30–40%
3 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
30–40%
4 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
6 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
7 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
5–10%
8 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
9 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
11 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
12 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
15 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
16 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Grey Bushchat in Chitwan National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Bushchat sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Grey Bushchat in Chitwan National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Grey Bushchat in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.

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