Hodgson's Bushchat

Hodgson's Bushchat breeds in the alpine or sub-alpine meadows and scrub in the mountains of Mongolia and adjacent parts of Russia. It winters in the Terai of Nepal and northern India in wet and dry grasslands, reeds and tamarisks along riverbeds, and also in sugarcane fields.

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The Hodgson's Bushchat is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

Hodgson's Bushchat, Saxicola insignis, is an Old World flycatcher in the genus Saxicola. It is also known as the White-throated Bushchat. Hodgson's Bushchat breeds in the alpine or sub-alpine meadows and scrub in the mountains of Mongolia and adjacent parts of Russia. It winters in the Terai of Nepal and northern India in wet and dry grasslands, reeds and tamarisks along riverbeds, and also in sugarcane fields. This species has been classified as Vulnerable by BirdLife International. More

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Hodgson's Bushchat, Saxicola insignis, is an Old World flycatcher in the genus Saxicola. It is also known as the White-throated Bushchat. Hodgson's Bushchat breeds in the alpine or sub-alpine meadows and scrub in the mountains of Mongolia and adjacent parts of Russia. It winters in the Terai of... More

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Finn's Weaver, whilst Hodgson's Bushchat occurs in winter and in summer Bengal Florican and Bristled Grassbird may be found. The park also supports a particularly wide range of woodpeckers, warblers and bush warblers, whilst such rarities as Jerdon's Babbler and Jerdon's Bushchat may also be seen. More

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Order : Passeriformes
Family : Muscicapidae
Genus : Saxicola
Species : insignis
Authority : Gray, 1846