Pied Bushchat
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Pied Bushchat

Saxicola caprata

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

The pied bush chat (Saxicola caprata) is a small passerine bird found ranging from West Asia and Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. About sixteen subspecies are recognized through its wide range with many island forms. It is a familiar bird of countryside and open scrub or grassland where it is found perched at the top of short thorn trees or other shrubs, looking out for insect prey. They pick up insects mainly from the ground, and were, like other chats, placed in the thrush family Turdidae, but are now considered as Old World flycatchers. They nest in cavities in stone walls or in holes in an embankment, lining the nest with grass and animal hair. The males are black with white shoulder and vent patches whose extent varies among populations. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Bushchat sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 62 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park

Siberian Stonechat

Siberian Stonechat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saxicola maurus

<5% · Rare
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

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
90–100%
2 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
3 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
40–50%
4 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
40–50%
5 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
40–50%
6 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
7 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
8 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
9 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
10 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
11 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
12 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
13 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
14 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
15 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
16 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
17 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
18 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
19 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
20 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
21 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pied Bushchat in Periyar National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Bushchat sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 62 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pied Bushchat in Periyar National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Pied Bushchat in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.

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