Saxicola ferreus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The grey bush chat (Saxicola ferreus) is a species of passerine bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in the Himalayas, southern China, Taiwan, Nepal and mainland Southeast Asia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 4 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 7 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 10 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Bushchat sighting in Hanoi on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 52nd most-seen of the 97 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Bushchat in Hanoi on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–May, July–October and December, the lowest months. That is one of Hanoi's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 320 mm in August.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Grey Bushchat sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Grey Bushchat sightings, Hanoi ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Dehradun (India, about 10%).
Same genus: Saxicola
The closest relatives of the Grey Bushchat that you can see in Hanoi (genus Saxicola, Stonechats and Bushchats) are Amur Stonechat (about 30%) and Pied Bushchat (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Grey Bushchat is recorded against all the birds logged in Hanoi (12 verified sightings), 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.
