Grey Bushchat

Grey Bushchat

Saxicola ferreus

Silhouette: PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Langtang National Park

In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%

254 Verified sightings at Langtang National Park From 2019 to 2026
2,159 In all 12 parks
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Grey Bushchat

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.

Xeno-canto: audio recordings of the grey bush chat Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:36

China · 2026

© Bo Shunqi 薄顺奇 · XC1172770 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song1:23

China · 2002

© Geoff Carey · XC745833 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Alarm call1:05

China · 2012

© Gao Chang · XC307624 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
~40%
2 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~30%
3 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~10%
4 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
5 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
6 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
~10%
7 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
10 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
11 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
12 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Dehradun 🇮🇳 India
~10%
2 Hanoi 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~10%
3 Islamabad 🇵🇰 Pakistan
~10%
4 Kunming 🇨🇳 China
<5%
5 Kathmandu 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
6 Jammu 🇮🇳 India
<5%
7 Srinagar 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Jaipur 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Grey Bushchat in Langtang National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Bushchat sighting in Langtang National Park on a given day, based on 254 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 15th most-seen of the 225 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Grey Bushchat in Langtang National Park?

July

In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Bushchat in Langtang National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January and November, the lowest months. That is one of Langtang National Park's wettest months, with about 390 mm of rain against 10 mm in November.

What time of day is best to see a Grey Bushchat?

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.

Is Langtang National Park the best place to see a Grey Bushchat?

2nd of 12

Of the 12 parks where we can rate Grey Bushchat sightings, Langtang National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Jim Corbett National Park (India, about 40%).

Where does the Grey Bushchat sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Grey Bushchat is recorded against all the birds logged in Langtang National Park (254 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.

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