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Siberian Stonechat

Saxicola maurus

<5% · Rare
overall probability at Periyar National Park
9 Verified records at Periyar National Park
January 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Siberian Stonechat sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park

Pied Bushchat
LC

Pied Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola caprata

5–10% · With luck
Malabar Whistling-Thrush
LC Endemic

Malabar Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus horsfieldii

60–70% · Likely
Asian Brown Flycatcher

Asian Brown Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa latirostris

30–40% · Possible
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

20–30% · Possible
Brown-breasted Flycatcher
LC

Brown-breasted Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa muttui

10–20% · With luck
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher

Rusty-tailed Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa ruficauda

10–20% · With luck
White-bellied Blue Flycatcher
LC Endemic

White-bellied Blue Flycatcher

Bird

Cyornis pallidipes

10–20% · With luck
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cyornis tickelliae

10–20% · With luck
Blue-throated Flycatcher
LC

Blue-throated Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyornis rubeculoides

5–10% · With luck
Indian Blue Robin

Indian Blue Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Luscinia brunnea

<5% · Rare
Verditer Flycatcher
LC

Verditer Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias thalassinus

<5% · Rare
Black-and-orange Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Black-and-orange Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula nigrorufa

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
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 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 Periyar National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Siberian Stonechat sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

January has the highest sighting rate for Siberian Stonechat in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.

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