Jerdon's bush chat
Saxicola jerdoni (Blyth, 1867)
The jerdon's bush chat (Saxicola jerdoni) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 15.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the jerdon's bush chat
- Weight
- 15.3 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the jerdon's bush chat live?
Not recorded
What is the jerdon's bush chat?
Jerdon's bush chat (Saxicola jerdoni) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
The common name commemorates the surgeon-naturalist Thomas C. Jerdon.
From the Wikipedia article “Jerdon's bush chat” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jerdon%27s_bush_chat&oldid=1344412690), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the jerdon's bush chat endangered?
The jerdon's bush chat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the jerdon's bush chat classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMuscicapidae
- genusSaxicola
- SpeciesSaxicola jerdoni (Blyth, 1867)
Synonyms Oreicola jerdoni, Rhodophila melanoleuca, Saxicola jerdoni jerdoni
Other names and names in other languages (40)
- Jerdon’s bushchatEnglish
- ৰূপহী চমকা চৰাইAssamese
- Ağ-qara çəkçəkiAzerbaijani
- bitxac de JerdonCatalan
- bramborníček černohřbetýCzech
- clochdar JerdonWelsh
- Broget BynkefuglDanish
- JerdonschmätzerGerman
- Jerdon-SchmätzerGerman
- Jerdona saksikoloEsperanto
- nigradorsa saksikoloEsperanto
- Tarabilla de JerdonSpanish
- lammitäksEstonian
- چک جردنPersian
- luhtataskuFinnish
- Tarier de JerdonFrench
- Traquet de JerdonFrench
- crnoleđi batićCroatian
- Jerdon-csukHungarian
- Sassicola di JerdonItalian
- Saltimpalo di JerdonItalian
- クロシロノビタキJapanese
- Džerdono kiauliukėLithuanian
- Jerdons PaapjeDutch
- gresskvettNorwegian
- kląskawka czarno-białaPolish
- cartaxo-alvinegroPortuguese
- Чёрнобелый чеканRussian
- Двухцветный чеканRussian
- Чёрно-белый чеканRussian
- pŕhľaviar čierno-bielySlovak
- Džerdonova travarkaSerbian
- flodbuskskvättaSwedish
- JerdonbuskskvättaSwedish
- นกยอดหญ้าหลังดำThai
- Jerdon TaşkuşuTurkish
- трав’янка строкатаUkrainian
- 黑白林䳭Chinese
- 黑白林鵖Chinese
- 黑白林鵖Chinese
Relatives of the jerdon's bush chat
Other species in the same genus Saxicola.
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicola
Asian stonechat
Saxicola maurus
Pied bush chat
Saxicola caprata
African stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
White-throated bush chat
Saxicola insignis
CompareJerdon's bush chat vs WhinchatJerdon's bush chat vs StonechatJerdon's bush chat vs Asian stonechatJerdon's bush chat vs Pied bush chat
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the jerdon's bush chat?
An adult jerdon's bush chat weighs 15.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the jerdon's bush chat endangered?
The jerdon's bush chat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the jerdon's bush chat?
The jerdon's bush chat (Saxicola jerdoni) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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