Indian Chat
Oenanthe fusca
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusOenanthe (Wheatears and Allies)
- SpeciesOenanthe fusca (Indian Chat)
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 →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Chat sighting in Royal Bardia National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Royal Bardia National Park
Pied Bushchat
Saxicola caprata
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Siberian Stonechat
Saxicola maurus
White-rumped Shama
Copsychus malabaricus
Taiga Flycatcher
Ficedula albicilla
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus
Grey Bushchat
Saxicola ferreus
Verditer Flycatcher
Eumyias thalassinus
White-tailed Stonechat
Saxicola leucurus
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Indian Robin
Saxicoloides fulicatus
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis tickelliae
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 6 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Indian Chat in Royal Bardia National Park?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Chat sighting in Royal Bardia National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Indian Chat in Royal Bardia National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Indian Chat in Royal Bardia National Park in our monthly data.