Siberian Stonechat
Saxicola maurus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusSaxicola (Stonechats and Bushchats)
- SpeciesSaxicola maurus (Siberian Stonechat)
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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Siberian Stonechat sighting in Sundarbans National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sundarbans National Park
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Taiga Flycatcher
Ficedula albicilla
Verditer Flycatcher
Eumyias thalassinus
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Blue-throated Flycatcher
Cyornis rubeculoides
Blue Rock-Thrush
Monticola solitarius
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Muscicapa latirostris
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Ficedula parva
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Bronzed Drongo
Dicrurus aeneus
Small Minivet
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 10 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 12 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Hemis National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 18 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 19 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 20 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 21 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Siberian Stonechat in Sundarbans National Park?
About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Siberian Stonechat sighting in Sundarbans National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Siberian Stonechat in Sundarbans National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Siberian Stonechat in Sundarbans National Park in our monthly data.