Saxicola ferreus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Bushchat sighting in Kathmandu on a given day, based on 130 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 131st most-seen of the 312 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Bushchat in Kathmandu on a given day, against under 5% in March–October and December, the lowest months. Those are among Kathmandu's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 280 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.
5th of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Grey Bushchat sightings, Kathmandu ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Dehradun (India, about 10%), Hanoi (Vietnam, about 10%) and Islamabad (Pakistan, about 10%).
Same genus: Saxicola
The closest relatives of the Grey Bushchat that you can see in Kathmandu (genus Saxicola, Stonechats and Bushchats) are Pied Bushchat (about 40%) and Siberian Stonechat (about 30%), 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 Kathmandu (130 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.
