Grey Bushchat
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Grey Bushchat

Saxicola ferreus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Langtang National Park
123 Verified records at Langtang National Park
July 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 →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Bushchat sighting in Langtang National Park, based on 123 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Langtang National Park

Siberian Stonechat

Siberian Stonechat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saxicola maurus

10–20% · With luck
Pied Bushchat
LC

Pied Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola caprata

<5% · Rare
Blue Whistling-Thrush
LC

Blue Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus caeruleus

60–70% · Likely
Blue-fronted Redstart
LC

Blue-fronted Redstart

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phoenicurus frontalis

40–50% · Likely
Plumbeous Water Redstart
LC Endemic

Plumbeous Water Redstart

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phoenicurus fuliginosus

30–40% · Possible
White-capped Redstart

White-capped Redstart

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chaimarrornis leucocephalus

20–30% · Possible
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
LC

Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula strophiata

20–30% · Possible
Himalayan Bluetail
LC

Himalayan Bluetail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Tarsiger rufilatus

20–30% · Possible
Verditer Flycatcher
LC

Verditer Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias thalassinus

20–30% · Possible
Rufous-bellied Niltava
LC

Rufous-bellied Niltava

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Niltava sundara

10–20% · With luck
Golden Bush-Robin
LC

Golden Bush-Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tarsiger chrysaeus

10–20% · With luck
Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush
LC

Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Monticola rufiventris

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
50–60
Mar
40–50
Apr
20–30
May
50–60
Jun
60–70
Jul
20–30
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Langtang National Park?

About 35% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Bushchat sighting in Langtang National Park, based on 123 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

July has the highest sighting rate for Grey Bushchat in Langtang National Park in our monthly data.

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