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Siberian Stonechat

Saxicola maurus

10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Keoladeo National Park
195 Verified records at Keoladeo National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Siberian stonechat or Asian stonechat (Saxicola maurus) is a recently validated species of the Old World flycatcher family (Muscicapidae). Like the other thrush-like flycatchers, it was often placed in the Turdidae in the past. It breeds in the East Palearctic including in easternmost Europe and winters in the Old World tropics. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Siberian Stonechat sighting in Keoladeo National Park, based on 195 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Keoladeo National Park

Pied Bushchat
LC

Pied Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola caprata

50–60% · Likely
Grey Bushchat
LC

Grey Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola ferreus

Insufficient data
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

70–80% · Very likely
Indian Robin

Indian Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicoloides fulicatus

60–70% · Likely
Bluethroat
LC Endemic

Bluethroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Luscinia svecica

40–50% · Likely
Red-breasted Flycatcher
LC

Red-breasted Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula parva

30–40% · Possible
Black Redstart
LC

Black Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus ochruros

20–30% · Possible
Indian Chat
LC

Indian Chat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Oenanthe fusca

10–20% · With luck
Taiga Flycatcher
LC

Taiga Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula albicilla

10–20% · With luck
Siberian Rubythroat

Siberian Rubythroat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Luscinia calliope

5–10% · With luck
Ultramarine Flycatcher
LC

Ultramarine Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ficedula superciliaris

<5% · Rare
Blue Rock-Thrush
LC

Blue Rock-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Monticola solitarius

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
2 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
30–40%
3 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
4 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
30–40%
5 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
6 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
7 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
8 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
9 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
10–20%
10 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
11 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
12 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
13 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
15 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
16 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
17 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
18 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
Insufficient data
19 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
20 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
21 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Siberian Stonechat in Keoladeo National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Siberian Stonechat sighting in Keoladeo National Park, based on 195 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Siberian Stonechat in Keoladeo National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Siberian Stonechat in Keoladeo National Park in our monthly data.

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