Jerdon's bush chat

Jerdon's bush chat (Saxicola jerdoni) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.^[1]

Jerdon's bush chat
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. jerdoni
Binomial name
Saxicola jerdoni (Blyth, 1867)

The common name commemorates the surgeon-naturalist Thomas C. Jerdon.^[2]

Distribution

The Jerdon's bush chat has an extremely large range and is native to Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam. The species is possibly extinct in Myanmar.^[1]

The Sukla Phanta National Park in Nepal represents the western limit of its distribution.^[3]

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Saxicola jerdoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22710214A94239294. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22710214A94239294.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
2. Beolens, B.; Watkins, M. (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 180–181.
3. Baral, H.S.; Inskipp, C. (2009). "The Birds of Sukla Phanta Wildlife Reserve, Nepal". Our Nature (2009) (7): 56–81. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-04-01. Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• BirdLife International: Jerdon's Bushchat
• Xeno-canto: audio recordings of Jerdon's bush chat