Saxicola insignis
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The white-throated bush chat (Saxicola insignis), also known as Hodgson's bushchat, is an Old World flycatcher in the genus Saxicola. It is IUCN Red Listed as Vulnerable as of 2018. In 2001, the global population has been estimated at between 3,500 and 15,000 individuals. The major threat appears to be the rapid loss of grasslands in its wintering areas. It winters in the Nepal and Indian Terai and in the Dooars. In this region, it has been recorded in Jim Corbett, Shuklaphanta, Chitwan, Kaziranga, and Manas National Parks and in Lumbini Crane Sanctuary. It prefers wet and dry grasslands, reeds and tamarisks along riverbeds, and also occurs in sugarcane fields. In spring and summer, it breeds in the alpine or sub-alpine meadows and scrub in the mountains of Mongolia and adjacent parts of Russia.
The white-throated bush chats is insectivorous. During a survey carried out in the Shuklaphanta National Park, a total of 19 white-throated bush chats were recorded in January 2005, and a year later only eight males. BirdLife Species Factsheet: White-throated Bushchat
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-throated Bushchat sighting in Chitwan National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 297th most-seen of the 367 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-throated Bushchat in Chitwan National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Only Chitwan National Park, in our data
Chitwan National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate White-throated Bushchat sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Saxicola
The closest relatives of the White-throated Bushchat that you can see in Chitwan National Park (genus Saxicola, Stonechats and Bushchats) are Pied Bushchat (about 40%), Siberian Stonechat (about 40%) and White-tailed Stonechat (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-throated Bushchat is recorded against all the birds logged in Chitwan National Park (11 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
