Genus

Stonechats and Bushchats

Saxicola

9 species in our catalog · found in 96 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyMuscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats)
GenusSaxicola (Stonechats and Bushchats)

Species in this group

Saxicola caprata

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Saxicola torquatus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Saxicola rubicola

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Saxicola maurus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Saxicola rubetra

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Saxicola ferreus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Saxicola stejnegeri

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Saxicola leucurus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Saxicola insignis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Stonechats and Bushchats

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 9	~90%
	Pied Bushchat			~90%
2	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 9	~80%
	Pied Bushchat			~40%
	Grey Bushchat			~40%
	Siberian Stonechat			~30%
3	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~70%
	Pied Bushchat			~70%
4	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	4 of 9	~70%
	Pied Bushchat			~50%
	Siberian Stonechat			~30%
	Grey Bushchat			~10%
	White-tailed Stonechat			~10%
5	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	5 of 9	~70%
	Pied Bushchat			~40%
	Siberian Stonechat			~40%
	White-tailed Stonechat			~20%
	Grey Bushchat			<5%
	White-throated Bushchat			<5%
6	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	~70%
	African Stonechat			~70%
7	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 9	~60%
	European Stonechat			~60%
	Whinchat			~20%
8	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 9	~60%
	European Stonechat			~60%
	Whinchat			<5%
9	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 9	~60%
	Pied Bushchat			~50%
	Siberian Stonechat			~10%
10	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 9	~60%
	African Stonechat			~50%
	Whinchat			~10%
11	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 9	~50%
	Siberian Stonechat			~50%
	Grey Bushchat			<5%
	White-tailed Stonechat			<5%
12	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 9	~50%
	Siberian Stonechat			~50%
	Grey Bushchat			~10%
13	Mantadia National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 9	~50%
	African Stonechat			~50%
14	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 9	~50%
	African Stonechat			~50%
15	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 9	~50%
	African Stonechat			~50%
16	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 9	~40%
	Whinchat			~40%
17	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 9	~40%
	European Stonechat			~40%
	Whinchat			~10%
18	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 9	~40%
	European Stonechat			~40%
	Whinchat			<5%
19	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2 of 9	~40%
	Grey Bushchat			~30%
	Siberian Stonechat			~10%
20	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 9	~40%
	European Stonechat			~30%
	Whinchat			~10%
21	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~40%
	Pied Bushchat			~40%
22	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~40%
	Pied Bushchat			~40%
23	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 9	~40%
	Whinchat			~40%
24	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 9	~40%
	African Stonechat			~40%
25	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 9	~30%
	African Stonechat			~30%
	Whinchat			<5%
26	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 9	~30%
	European Stonechat			~30%
	Whinchat			<5%
27	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3 of 9	~30%
	Pied Bushchat			~20%
	Grey Bushchat			~10%
	Amur Stonechat			<5%
28	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 9	~30%
	Whinchat			~30%
29	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 9	~30%
	European Stonechat			~30%
	Whinchat			<5%
30	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 9	~30%
	Whinchat			~20%
	European Stonechat			~10%
31	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 9	~30%
	Siberian Stonechat			~20%
	Pied Bushchat			~20%
32	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 9	~30%
	Whinchat			~30%
	European Stonechat			~10%
33	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 9	~30%
	Whinchat			~30%
	European Stonechat			<5%
34	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 9	~30%
	Amur Stonechat			~30%
35	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 9	~30%
	European Stonechat			~30%
	Whinchat			<5%
36	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 9	~30%
	Siberian Stonechat			~20%
	Pied Bushchat			~10%
	Grey Bushchat			<5%
37	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	~20%
	African Stonechat			~20%
38	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 9	~20%
	African Stonechat			~20%
39	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	~20%
	African Stonechat			~20%
40	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 9	~20%
	Pied Bushchat			~20%
41	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 9	~20%
	European Stonechat			~20%
	Whinchat			<5%
42	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 9	~20%
	Siberian Stonechat			~20%
	Grey Bushchat			<5%
43	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 9	~20%
	African Stonechat			~20%
	Whinchat			<5%
44	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	~20%
	African Stonechat			~20%
45	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 9	~20%
	European Stonechat			~20%
	Whinchat			<5%
46	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 9	~20%
	Siberian Stonechat			~10%
	Pied Bushchat			~10%
	Grey Bushchat			<5%
47	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 9	~20%
	Whinchat			~20%
48	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 9	~20%
	European Stonechat			~10%
	Whinchat			<5%
49	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	2 of 9	~20%
	African Stonechat			~20%
	Whinchat			<5%
50	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	2 of 9	~20%
	European Stonechat			~10%
	Whinchat			<5%
51	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 9	~20%
	African Stonechat			~20%
52	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 9	~20%
	Siberian Stonechat			~10%
	Pied Bushchat			~10%
	Grey Bushchat			<5%
53	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 9	~10%
	European Stonechat			~10%
	Whinchat			<5%
54	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	2 of 9	~10%
	Siberian Stonechat			~10%
	Grey Bushchat			~10%
55	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~10%
	Pied Bushchat			~10%
56	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 9	~10%
	Amur Stonechat			~10%
	Pied Bushchat			<5%
57	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 9	~10%
	African Stonechat			~10%
	Whinchat			<5%
58	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 9	~10%
	African Stonechat			~10%
59	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 9	~10%
	European Stonechat			~10%
60	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 9	~10%
	Whinchat			~10%
61	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 9	~10%
	European Stonechat			~10%
	Whinchat			~10%
62	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 9	~10%
	African Stonechat			~10%
63	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 9	~10%
	African Stonechat			~10%
64	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 9	~10%
	European Stonechat			~10%
	Whinchat			<5%
65	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	~10%
	African Stonechat			~10%
66	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 9	~10%
	African Stonechat			~10%
67	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	~10%
	African Stonechat			~10%
68	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2 of 9	~10%
	Pied Bushchat			~10%
	Amur Stonechat			<5%
69	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 9	~10%
	African Stonechat			~10%
70	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 9	~10%
	Whinchat			~10%
	African Stonechat			<5%
71	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 9	~10%
	Amur Stonechat			~10%
72	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 9	~10%
	Whinchat			~10%
	African Stonechat			<5%
73	Hemis National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~10%
	Siberian Stonechat			~10%
74	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~10%
	Siberian Stonechat			~10%
75	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	~10%
	African Stonechat			~10%
76	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 9	~10%
	Pied Bushchat			~10%
	Siberian Stonechat			<5%
77	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 9	~10%
	Whinchat			<5%
	African Stonechat			<5%
78	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 9	~10%
	Whinchat			~10%
79	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	~10%
	African Stonechat			~10%
80	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1 of 9	<5%
	Whinchat			<5%
81	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 9	<5%
	Whinchat			<5%
	African Stonechat			<5%
82	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	<5%
	African Stonechat			<5%
83	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 9	<5%
	Whinchat			<5%
	African Stonechat			<5%
84	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 9	<5%
	Whinchat			<5%
	European Stonechat			<5%
85	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 9	<5%
	Whinchat			<5%
86	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	2 of 9	<5%
	Whinchat			<5%
	European Stonechat			<5%
87	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 9	<5%
	African Stonechat			<5%
88	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 9	<5%
	European Stonechat			<5%
89	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 9	<5%
	Whinchat			<5%
90	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 9	<5%
	Pied Bushchat			<5%
91	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1 of 9	<5%
	Whinchat			<5%
92	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 9	<5%
	African Stonechat			<5%
	Whinchat			<5%
93	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 9	<5%
	Whinchat			<5%
94	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 9	<5%
	Amur Stonechat			<5%
95	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 9	<5%
	Whinchat			<5%
96	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	<5%
	Siberian Stonechat			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Vasai-Virar	🇮🇳 India	2 of 9	~70%
	Siberian Stonechat			~50%
	Pied Bushchat			~30%
2	Kathmandu	🇳🇵 Nepal	3 of 9	~50%
	Pied Bushchat			~40%
	Siberian Stonechat			~30%
	Grey Bushchat			<5%
3	Đà Nẵng	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 9	~50%
	Amur Stonechat			~50%
4	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~50%
	Pied Bushchat			~50%
5	Salem	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~40%
	Pied Bushchat			~40%
6	Nashik	🇮🇳 India	2 of 9	~40%
	Pied Bushchat			~30%
	Siberian Stonechat			~20%
7	Shymkent	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 9	~40%
	Siberian Stonechat			~40%
8	Hanoi	🇻🇳 Vietnam	3 of 9	~40%
	Amur Stonechat			~30%
	Pied Bushchat			~10%
	Grey Bushchat			~10%
9	Ramallah	🇵🇸 Palestine	2 of 9	~30%
	European Stonechat			~30%
	Whinchat			<5%
10	Antananarivo	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 9	~30%
	African Stonechat			~30%
11	Lucknow	🇮🇳 India	2 of 9	~30%
	Pied Bushchat			~30%
	Siberian Stonechat			~10%
12	Durg	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~30%
	Pied Bushchat			~30%
13	Kalyan-Dombivli	🇮🇳 India	2 of 9	~30%
	Siberian Stonechat			~30%
	Pied Bushchat			<5%
14	Chattogram	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 9	~30%
	Siberian Stonechat			~30%
15	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 9	~30%
	African Stonechat			~30%
	Whinchat			<5%
16	Mysuru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~30%
	Pied Bushchat			~30%
17	Tiruppur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~30%
	Pied Bushchat			~30%
18	Quanzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 9	~30%
	Amur Stonechat			~30%
19	Raipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~30%
	Pied Bushchat			~30%
20	Sincan	🇹🇷 Turkey	2 of 9	~30%
	European Stonechat			~20%
	Whinchat			~10%
21	Bhopal	🇮🇳 India	2 of 9	~30%
	Pied Bushchat			~20%
	Siberian Stonechat			~10%
22	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	3 of 9	~30%
	Amur Stonechat			~20%
	Siberian Stonechat			~10%
	Pied Bushchat			<5%
23	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	2 of 9	~30%
	Pied Bushchat			~30%
	Siberian Stonechat			<5%
24	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 9	~30%
	European Stonechat			~30%
	Whinchat			<5%
25	Vijayawada	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~20%
	Pied Bushchat			~20%
26	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	3 of 9	~20%
	European Stonechat			~20%
	Whinchat			<5%
	Siberian Stonechat			<5%
27	Phnom Penh	🇰🇭 Cambodia	2 of 9	~20%
	Pied Bushchat			~10%
	Amur Stonechat			~10%
28	Cebu City	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 9	~20%
	Pied Bushchat			~20%
29	Indore	🇮🇳 India	2 of 9	~20%
	Siberian Stonechat			~10%
	Pied Bushchat			~10%
30	Antalya	🇹🇷 Turkey	2 of 9	~20%
	European Stonechat			~20%
	Whinchat			<5%
31	Ludhiana	🇮🇳 India	2 of 9	~20%
	Pied Bushchat			~10%
	Siberian Stonechat			~10%
32	Dehradun	🇮🇳 India	3 of 9	~20%
	Grey Bushchat			~10%
	Pied Bushchat			<5%
	Siberian Stonechat			<5%
33	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	2 of 9	~20%
	Pied Bushchat			~20%
	Siberian Stonechat			<5%
34	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	2 of 9	~20%
	Pied Bushchat			~20%
	Siberian Stonechat			<5%
35	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 9	~20%
	Siberian Stonechat			~20%
36	Rabat	🇲🇦 Morocco	1 of 9	~20%
	European Stonechat			~20%
37	Nanchang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 9	~20%
	Amur Stonechat			~20%
38	Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar	🇮🇳 India	2 of 9	~20%
	Pied Bushchat			~10%
	Siberian Stonechat			~10%
39	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	3 of 9	~20%
	European Stonechat			~10%
	Whinchat			<5%
	Siberian Stonechat			<5%
40	Beirut	🇱🇧 Lebanon	2 of 9	~20%
	European Stonechat			~10%
	Whinchat			<5%
41	Davao City	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 9	~20%
	Pied Bushchat			~20%
42	Pune	🇮🇳 India	2 of 9	~20%
	Pied Bushchat			~10%
	Siberian Stonechat			<5%
43	Solapur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~20%
	Pied Bushchat			~20%
44	Islamabad	🇵🇰 Pakistan	3 of 9	~20%
	Pied Bushchat			~10%
	Grey Bushchat			~10%
	Siberian Stonechat			<5%
45	Chandigarh	🇮🇳 India	2 of 9	~20%
	Pied Bushchat			~10%
	Siberian Stonechat			~10%
46	Nanning	🇨🇳 China	1 of 9	~10%
	Amur Stonechat			~10%
47	Kunming	🇨🇳 China	2 of 9	~10%
	Siberian Stonechat			~10%
	Grey Bushchat			<5%
48	Almaty	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 9	~10%
	Siberian Stonechat			~10%
49	Nagpur	🇮🇳 India	2 of 9	~10%
	Siberian Stonechat			~10%
	Pied Bushchat			~10%
50	Makassar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 9	~10%
	Pied Bushchat			~10%
51	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	2 of 9	~10%
	Siberian Stonechat			~10%
	Pied Bushchat			<5%
52	Bhubaneshwar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~10%
	Pied Bushchat			~10%
53	Shantou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 9	~10%
	Amur Stonechat			~10%
54	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 9	~10%
	European Stonechat			~10%
	Whinchat			<5%
55	Casablanca	🇲🇦 Morocco	1 of 9	~10%
	European Stonechat			~10%
56	Kanpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~10%
	Pied Bushchat			~10%
57	Kuwait City	🇰🇼 Kuwait	3 of 9	~10%
	European Stonechat			<5%
	Siberian Stonechat			<5%
	Whinchat			<5%
58	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 9	~10%
	African Stonechat			~10%
59	Bareilly	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~10%
	Siberian Stonechat			~10%
60	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 9	~10%
	Amur Stonechat			~10%

Stonechats and Bushchats

Species in this group

Pied Bushchat

African Stonechat

European Stonechat

Siberian Stonechat

Whinchat

Grey Bushchat

Amur Stonechat

White-tailed Stonechat

White-throated Bushchat

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Stonechats and Bushchats

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked