Passeriformes / Muscicapidae / Saxicola
Grey Bush Chat
Saxicola ferreus · 灰林䳭
Introduction
A passerine bird in the family Muscicapidae 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.
Distribution & Habitat
Found in the Himalayas, southern China, Taiwan, Nepal, and mainland Southeast Asia. Inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Saxicola
Vocalizations
Subspecies (2)
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Saxicola ferreus ferreus
breeds in the Himalayas from northwestern Pakistan eastward to Myanmar, northwestern Thailand, north-central Laos, and central Vietnam (southern Annam), and (probably this subspecies) in southern China (southeastern Xizang, western and southern Yunnan); in winter to northern India, southern Myanmar, and southern Indochina
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
