Siberian Stonechat
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Siberian Stonechat

Saxicola maurus

30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Chitwan National Park
557 Verified records at Chitwan National Park
December 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 →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Siberian Stonechat sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 557 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park

Pied Bushchat
LC

Pied Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola caprata

40–50% · Likely
White-tailed Stonechat
LC

White-tailed Stonechat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola leucurus

10–20% · With luck
Grey Bushchat
LC

Grey Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola ferreus

<5% · Rare
White-throated Bushchat
VU

White-throated Bushchat

Bird

Saxicola insignis

<5% · Rare
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

50–60% · Likely
Taiga Flycatcher
LC

Taiga Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula albicilla

30–40% · Possible
White-rumped Shama
LC

White-rumped Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus malabaricus

20–30% · Possible
Pale-chinned Blue-Flycatcher
LC

Pale-chinned Blue-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyornis poliogenys

10–20% · With luck
Black Redstart
LC

Black Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus ochruros

5–10% · With luck
Verditer Flycatcher
LC

Verditer Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias thalassinus

5–10% · With luck
Black-backed Forktail
LC

Black-backed Forktail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Enicurus immaculatus

5–10% · With luck
Bluethroat
LC Endemic

Bluethroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Luscinia svecica

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
50–60
Feb
40–50
Mar
20–30
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
Nov
50–60
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 Chitwan National Park?

About 37% of wildlife watchers report a Siberian Stonechat sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 557 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

December has the highest sighting rate for Siberian Stonechat in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.

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