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Pied Bush Chat
Saxicola caprata
Pied Bush Chat (Saxicola caprata) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Europe & Northern Asia.
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The Pied Bush Chat (Saxicola caprata) is a member of the Muscicapidae family found in Australia & Oceania, Europe & Northern Asia and South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 15.2 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 caprata
Where it lives
Northeastern Iran through southeastern Asia to New Guinea and Bismarck Arch.
Quick facts
- Weight
- 15.2 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Pied Bush Chat is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Pied Bush Chat is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
The Pied Bush Chat (Saxicola caprata) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Australia & Oceania, Europe & Northern Asia and South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers PAL, OR, AU ne Iran through se Asia to New Guinea and Bismarck Arch.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 15.2 g, with a wing length of about 7 cm and a tail of around 5.2 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 9.8 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Pied Bush Chat?
The Pied Bush Chat is a small bird that weighs around 15.2 g.
Where does the Pied Bush Chat live?
The Pied Bush Chat is found across Australia & Oceania, Europe & Northern Asia and South & Southeast Asia with a range covering PAL, OR, AU ne Iran through se Asia to New Guinea and Bismarck Arch, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Pied Bush Chat belong to?
The Pied Bush Chat (Saxicola caprata) belongs to the Muscicapidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Pied Bush Chat eat?
The Pied Bush Chat is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Pied Bush Chat migrate?
The Pied Bush Chat is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
Is the Pied 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.
What sound does the Pied Bush Chat make?
1 real field recording of the Pied Bush Chat — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Pied Bush Chat's range?
The Pied Bush Chat has a mapped global range of about 9.8 million km².
Conservation
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