Grey bush chat

The grey bush chat (Saxicola ferreus) is a species of passerine bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in the Himalayas, southern China, Taiwan, Nepal and mainland Southeast Asia.^[1]

Grey bush chat
Male with the feed for juveniles at Guna Pani (8,000 ft.) in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India.
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Muscicapidae
Genus:	Saxicola
Species:	S. ferreus
Binomial name
Saxicola ferreus Gray, JE & Gray, GR, 1847 [2]

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Gallery

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  Male with the feed for juveniles at 8,000 ft.in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India
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  Male at 8,000 ft.in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India
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  Female with the feed for juveniles at 8,000 ft. in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India
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  Male Grey Bushchat at Sattal India
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  At Kakani Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park, Nepal

References

1. BirdLife International (2017) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Saxicola ferreus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22710218A111062495. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22710218A111062495.en.
2. "Saxicola ferreus J. E. Gray & G. R. Gray, 1847". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 June 2018.

External links

• Xeno-canto: audio recordings of the grey bush chat