Grey Bushchat
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Grey Bushchat

Saxicola ferreus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Royal Manas National Park
68 Verified records at Royal Manas National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The grey bush chat (Saxicola ferreus) is a species of passerine bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in the Himalayas, southern China, Taiwan, Nepal and mainland Southeast Asia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Bushchat sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 68 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Royal Manas National Park

Siberian Stonechat

Siberian Stonechat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saxicola maurus

10–20% · With luck
Blue Whistling-Thrush
LC

Blue Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus caeruleus

50–60% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

40–50% · Likely
Slaty-backed Forktail
LC

Slaty-backed Forktail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Enicurus schistaceus

30–40% · Possible
Verditer Flycatcher
LC

Verditer Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias thalassinus

30–40% · Possible
White-capped Redstart

White-capped Redstart

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chaimarrornis leucocephalus

30–40% · Possible
Plumbeous Water Redstart
LC Endemic

Plumbeous Water Redstart

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phoenicurus fuliginosus

20–30% · Possible
Blue-throated Flycatcher
LC

Blue-throated Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyornis rubeculoides

20–30% · Possible
Blue-capped Rock-Thrush

Blue-capped Rock-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Monticola cinclorhynchus

20–30% · Possible
Small Niltava
LC

Small Niltava

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Niltava macgrigoriae

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

Pale Blue-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyornis unicolor

10–20% · With luck
Blue Rock-Thrush
LC

Blue Rock-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Monticola solitarius

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
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 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
2 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
30–40%
3 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
30–40%
4 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
6 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
7 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
5–10%
8 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
9 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
11 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
12 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
15 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
16 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Grey Bushchat in Royal Manas National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Bushchat sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 68 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Grey Bushchat in Royal Manas National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Grey Bushchat in Royal Manas National Park in our monthly data.

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