Saxicola ferreus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
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 Islamabad on a given day, based on 43 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 59th most-seen of the 123 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Bushchat in Islamabad on a given day, against under 5% in April–October and December, the lowest months. That is one of Islamabad's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 220 mm in July.
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, Islamabad ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Dehradun (India, about 10%) and Hanoi (Vietnam, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Grey Bushchat is recorded against all the birds logged in Islamabad (43 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.
