Wildlifeof India
Jerdon's Bush Chat
Thrushes, Chats & Flycatchers
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Saxicola jerdoni
Basic stats
Diet
Invertebrates (SoIB guild)
Habitat
Wetland (SoIB)
Range
Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam; possibly extinct in Myanmar; Shuklaphanta National Park in Nepal is the western limit
Jerdon's bush chat is a bird of the family Muscicapidae, its common name commemorating the surgeon-naturalist Thomas C. Jerdon. It is native to Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam and possibly extinct in Myanmar, with Shuklaphanta National Park in Nepal representing the western limit of its distribution (Wikipedia, general species account).
The cached account gives no description, measurements, diet or breeding information. SoIB 2023 rates it a High conservation priority, a resident of wetland that eats invertebrates, with a Very Restricted range of about 4,340 km² and insufficient data on trends (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).
Quick answers
- What does the Jerdon's Bush Chat eat?
- Invertebrates (SoIB guild)
- What habitat does the Jerdon's Bush Chat live in?
- Wetland (SoIB)
- Where is the Jerdon's Bush Chat found?
- Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam; possibly extinct in Myanmar; Shuklaphanta National Park in Nepal is the western limit