Saxicola ferreus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 Royal Bardia National Park on a given day, based on 55 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 92nd most-seen of the 233 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December and January
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Bushchat in Royal Bardia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and May, the lowest months. Those are among Royal Bardia National Park's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 590 mm in July. August has too few records to rate.
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.
3rd of 12
Of the 12 parks where we can rate Grey Bushchat sightings, Royal Bardia National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Jim Corbett National Park (India, about 40%) and Langtang National Park (Nepal, about 30%).
Same genus: Saxicola
The closest relatives of the Grey Bushchat that you can see in Royal Bardia National Park (genus Saxicola, Stonechats and Bushchats) are Pied Bushchat (about 50%), Siberian Stonechat (about 30%) and White-tailed Stonechat (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 Royal Bardia National Park (55 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.
