Grey Bush Chat

About the Grey Bush Chat

The grey bush chat is a species of passerine bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in the Himalayas, southern China, Taiwan, Nepal and mainland Southeast Asia.

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Where the Grey Bush Chat lives

Recorded as a rare visitor in South Korea, Japan.

When to see the Grey Bush Chat

Peak activity in February · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Reunion StonechatSaxicola tectesOverall, the male is black above and white below, but also with a white supercilium (sometimes absent), half-collar, and greater covert patch, and a variable-sized orange patch on the breast. White-tailed StonechatSaxicola leucurusVery similar in plumage to european stonechat (Saxicola rubicola). Canary Islands StonechatSaxicola dacotiaeThe Canary Islands stonechat is intermediate in appearance between the European stonechat and the whinchat; its body size and shape reminiscent of a lithe European robin.