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Indian Chat

Oenanthe fusca

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Ranthambore National Park
211 Verified records at Ranthambore National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The brown rock chat (Oenanthe fusca) or Indian chat is a bird species of the family Muscicapidae. It is found mainly in northern and central India. It is often found in old buildings and rocky areas. It resembles a female Indian robin but lacks the reddish vent and differs in posture and behaviour apart from being larger. In flight it bears some resemblance to thrushes and redstarts. It feeds on insects, captured mainly on the ground. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Chat sighting in Ranthambore National Park, based on 211 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ranthambore National Park

Desert Wheatear
LC

Desert Wheatear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe deserti

<5% · Rare
Variable Wheatear
LC

Variable Wheatear

Bird

Oenanthe picata

<5% · Rare
Isabelline Wheatear
LC

Isabelline Wheatear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe isabellina

<5% · Rare
Indian Robin

Indian Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicoloides fulicatus

50–60% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

50–60% · Likely
Black Redstart
LC

Black Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus ochruros

20–30% · With luck
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cyornis tickelliae

10–20% · With luck
Red-breasted Flycatcher
LC

Red-breasted Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula parva

10–20% · With luck
Pied Bushchat
LC

Pied Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola caprata

5–10% · With luck
Siberian Stonechat

Siberian Stonechat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saxicola maurus

5–10% · With luck
Taiga Flycatcher
LC

Taiga Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula albicilla

<5% · Rare
Bluethroat
LC Endemic

Bluethroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Luscinia svecica

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
30–40
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 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
2 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
3 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
4 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
5 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
6 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
7 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indian Chat in Ranthambore National Park?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Chat sighting in Ranthambore National Park, based on 211 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Indian Chat in Ranthambore National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Indian Chat in Ranthambore National Park in our monthly data.

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