Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies
White-browed Bush Chat
Saxicola macrorhynchus
- Family
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies (Muscicapidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The white-browed bush chat (Saxicola macrorhynchus), also known as Stoliczka's bushchat, is an Old World flycatcher in the genus Saxicola. The alternative name is after the discoverer, geologist and explorer Ferdinand Stoliczka.
This desert specialist has a small, declining population because of agricultural intensification and encroachment, which qualifies it as vulnerable.
The white-browed bush chat is found in an area of semi-arid country in north-western India and eastern Pakistan.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Arid plains of southern Afghanistan, eastern Pakistan, and northwestern India.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: White-browed bush chat
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
