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Jerdon’s Bush Chat
Saxicola jerdoni
Jerdon's Bush Chat (Saxicola jerdoni) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Jerdon’s Bush Chat (Saxicola jerdoni) is a member of the Muscicapidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 15.3 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Muscicapidae Chats, Old World Flycatchers
- Genus Saxicola
- Species jerdoni
Quick facts
- Weight
- 15.3 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Grassland & open country
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Jerdon’s Bush Chat is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of open grassland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Jerdon’s Bush Chat is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Jerdon’s Bush Chat (Saxicola jerdoni) is a member of the Muscicapidae family, within the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR n India to n Thailand.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 15.3 g, with a wing length of about 6.7 cm and a tail of around 6.5 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 392,000 km².
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Jerdon’s Bush Chat?
The Jerdon’s Bush Chat is a small bird that weighs around 15.3 g.
Where does the Jerdon’s Bush Chat live?
The Jerdon’s Bush Chat is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR n India to n Thailand, where it favours open grassland, scrub and lightly vegetated country.
What family does the Jerdon’s Bush Chat belong to?
The Jerdon’s Bush Chat (Saxicola jerdoni) belongs to the Muscicapidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Jerdon’s Bush Chat eat?
The Jerdon’s Bush Chat is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Jerdon’s Bush Chat migrate?
The Jerdon’s Bush Chat is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Jerdon’s Bush Chat endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
How large is the Jerdon’s Bush Chat's range?
The Jerdon’s Bush Chat has a mapped global range of about 392,000 km².
Conservation
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