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Pied Bushchat

Saxicola caprata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Chitwan National Park
618 Verified records at Chitwan National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The pied bush chat (Saxicola caprata) is a small passerine bird found ranging from West Asia and Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. About sixteen subspecies are recognized through its wide range with many island forms. It is a familiar bird of countryside and open scrub or grassland where it is found perched at the top of short thorn trees or other shrubs, looking out for insect prey. They pick up insects mainly from the ground, and were, like other chats, placed in the thrush family Turdidae, but are now considered as Old World flycatchers. They nest in cavities in stone walls or in holes in an embankment, lining the nest with grass and animal hair. The males are black with white shoulder and vent patches whose extent varies among populations. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Bushchat sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 618 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park

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
Grey Bushchat
LC

Grey Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola ferreus

<5% · Rare
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

40–50
Jan
50–60
Feb
50–60
Mar
20–30
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
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 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
90–100%
2 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
3 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
40–50%
4 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
40–50%
5 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
40–50%
6 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
7 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
8 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
9 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
10 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
11 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
12 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
13 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
14 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
15 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
16 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
17 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
18 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
19 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
20 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
21 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Quick answers

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

About 41% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Bushchat sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 618 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

February has the highest sighting rate for Pied Bushchat in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.

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