Pied Bushchat
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Pied Bushchat

Saxicola caprata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
90–100% · Very likely
overall probability at Horton Plains National Park
400 Verified records at Horton Plains National Park
January 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 →

90–100% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Bushchat sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 400 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Horton Plains National Park

Dull-blue Flycatcher
NT

Dull-blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias sordidus

70–80% · Very likely
Sri Lanka Whistling-Thrush
EN

Sri Lanka Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus blighi

50–60% · Likely
Indian Blue Robin

Indian Blue Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Luscinia brunnea

20–30% · Possible
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

10–20% · With luck
Kashmir Flycatcher
VU

Kashmir Flycatcher

Bird

Ficedula subrubra

5–10% · With luck
Indian Robin

Indian Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicoloides fulicatus

5–10% · Rare
Brown-breasted Flycatcher
LC

Brown-breasted Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa muttui

<5% · Rare
Asian Brown Flycatcher

Asian Brown Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa latirostris

<5% · Rare
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cyornis tickelliae

<5% · Rare
Sri Lanka White-eye
LC

Sri Lanka White-eye

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Zosterops ceylonensis

90–100% · Very likely
Yellow-eared Bulbul
LC

Yellow-eared Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus penicillatus

80–90% · Very likely
Hill Swallow

Hill Swallow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hirundo domicola

80–90% · Very likely

📅 Monthly Probability

90–100
Jan
80–90
Feb
80–90
Mar
80–90
Apr
90–100
May
70–80
Jun
80–90
Jul
90–100
Aug
80–90
Sep
90–100
Oct
90–100
Nov
80–90
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 Horton Plains National Park?

About 90% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Bushchat sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 400 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

January has the highest sighting rate for Pied Bushchat in Horton Plains National Park in our monthly data.

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