Genus

Stonechats and Bushchats

Saxicola

9 species in our catalog · found in 107 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

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

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 ferreus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Saxicola rubetra

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Saxicola stejnegeri

Daily sighting probability ~20% · 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

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

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