Where to see
Saxicola caprata
Horton Plains National Park leads · 11 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Pied Bushchat during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 6 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 10 | Komodo National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 11 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Horton Plains National Park
In Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka, about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Bushchat sighting on a given day, the highest of the 11 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Eravikulam National Park and more
After Horton Plains National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Pied Bushchat are in Eravikulam National Park (India, about 70%), Keoladeo National Park (India, about 50%) and Royal Bardia National Park (Nepal, about 50%). Outside Asia, the best option is Doi Inthanon National Park in Southeast Asia (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January in Horton Plains National Park (over 90%), March and April in Eravikulam National Park (about 90%) and January and November in Keoladeo National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Pied Bushchat on a given day. Each park's Pied Bushchat page has the full month-by-month chart.
