White-browed Bushchat (Saxicola macrorhynchus)

Other Scientific Names
Saxicola macrorhyncha [Collar and Andrew (1988)], Saxicola macrorhyncha [Collar et al. (1994)], Saxicola macrorhyncha [BirdLife International (2000)], Saxicola macrorhyncha [BirdLife International (2004)], Saxicola macrorhyncha [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Other Names (World)
White-browed Bushchat, Stoliczka's Bushchat, Stoliczka's Whinchat, White-browed Bush Chat

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
17 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Stoliczka, 1872)

Habitat
Dry, sandy semi-deserts and desert plains with low herbs and scattered shrubs.

Range (Guide)

India (B) (NB), Pakistan (E) (B).

Unknown to Afghanistan.

Thar Desert of Rajasthan, in western India.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction and degradation through conversion to agriculture, pesticides are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Song is a low musical 'twitch-chhe chee chee'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

White-browed Bush Chat (Saxicola macrorhynchus) [XC121227]
by id from Tal Chapar, Rajasthan, India (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Similar Species
Female Common Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus) which has a shorter bill and tail, less pronounced supercilium, and narrower buff fringes to tail feathers.

References
See References.

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