Saxicola ferreus
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
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 |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Bushchat sighting in Jim Corbett National Park on a given day, based on 1,197 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 368 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December and January
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Bushchat in Jim Corbett National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, the lowest month. Those are among Jim Corbett National Park's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain a month against 360 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.
Yes
Of the 12 parks where we can rate Grey Bushchat sightings, Jim Corbett National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Langtang National Park (Nepal, about 30%) and Royal Bardia National Park (Nepal, about 10%).
Same genus: Saxicola
The closest relatives of the Grey Bushchat that you can see in Jim Corbett National Park (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 Jim Corbett National Park (1,197 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.
