White-throated Bush Chat (Saxicola insignis)
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White-throated Bush Chat

Saxicola insignis Gray, JE & Gray, GR, 1847

≈15 cmLength15 gWeight

This small insect-eating bird breeds in alpine meadows in spring and summer.

Busiest months: June · Most records: Mongolia, Nepal, India

Vulnerable

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

White-throated Bush Chat has been recorded at 17 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

To protect this bird from disturbance, we don't list exact sites.

Countries and regions with the most records

MongoliaNepalIndia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The white-throated bush chat (Saxicola insignis), also known as Hodgson's bushchat, is an Old World flycatcher in the genus Saxicola. It is IUCN Red Listed as Vulnerable as of 2018. In 2001, the global population has been estimated at between 3,500 and 15,000 individuals.

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Questions

How big is the White-throated Bush Chat?

The White-throated Bush Chat is about ≈15 cm long and weighs around 15 g.

Where does the White-throated Bush Chat live?

Its breeding range: Palearctic: Mongolia. It is most often recorded in Mongolia, Nepal and India.

When is the best time to see the White-throated Bush Chat?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in June (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the White-throated Bush Chat endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the White-throated Bush Chat as Vulnerable.

What does the White-throated Bush Chat eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the White-throated Bush Chat in?

It belongs to the family Chats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
≈15 cm
Weight
15 g
Habitat
Grassland
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Migratory
Conservation
Vulnerable
More measurements
Wing
88 mm
Tail
58 mm
Bill
16 mm
Tarsus
26 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Palearctic: Mongolia

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Chats, Old World Flycatchers Muscicapidae
Genus
Saxicola

Other birds in the genus Saxicola

Jerdon's Bush ChatJerdon's Bush ChatSaxicola jerdoniGrey Bush ChatGrey Bush ChatSaxicola ferreusWhinchatWhinchatSaxicola rubetraWhite-browed Bush ChatWhite-browed Bush ChatSaxicola macrorhynchusWhite-bellied Bush ChatWhite-bellied Bush ChatSaxicola gutturalisPied Bush ChatPied Bush ChatSaxicola caprataWhite-tailed StonechatWhite-tailed StonechatSaxicola leucurusAmur StonechatAmur StonechatSaxicola stejnegeriAfrican StonechatAfrican StonechatSaxicola torquatusReunion StonechatReunion StonechatSaxicola tectesSiberian StonechatSiberian StonechatSaxicola maurusEuropean StonechatEuropean StonechatSaxicola rubicola
White-throated Bush Chat

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