Pied bush chat
Saxicola caprata (Linnaeus, 1766)
The pied bush chat (Saxicola caprata) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 14 g to 15.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the pied bush chat
- Weight
- 14 g – 15.2 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 18.9 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 14 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.7 – 3.9src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 2src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the pied bush chat?
Photos of the pied bush chat
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Where does the pied bush chat live?
Not recorded
What is the pied bush chat?
The pied bush chat (Saxicola caprata) is a small passerine bird found ranging from West Asia and Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. About sixteen subspecies are recognized through its wide range with many island forms. It is a familiar bird of countryside and open scrub or grassland where it is found perched at the top of short thorn trees or other shrubs, looking out for insect prey. They pick up insects mainly from the ground, and were, like other chats, placed in the thrush family Turdidae, but are now considered as Old World flycatchers.
They nest in cavities in stone walls or in holes in an embankment, lining the nest with grass and animal hair. The males are black with white shoulder and vent patches whose extent varies among populations. Females are predominantly brownish while juveniles are speckled.
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What does the pied bush chat sound like?
Is the pied bush chat endangered?
The pied 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 pied bush chat classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMuscicapidae
- genusSaxicola
- SpeciesSaxicola caprata (Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms Motacilla caprata
Other names and names in other languages (66)
- Pied stonechatEnglish
- قليعي أبقعArabic
- ثرثارة الادغال البقعاءArabic
- ثرثارة الادغال الرقطاءArabic
- Qara çəkçəkiAzerbaijani
- Черно ливадарчеBulgarian
- পাকড়া ঝাড়ফিদ্দাBangla
- bitxac negreCatalan
- Bitxac clapejatCatalan
- Шим ӱдӹмгекMari
- bramborníček černobílýCzech
- clochdar brithWelsh
- Sort BynkefuglDanish
- ElsterschmätzerGerman
- MohrenschwarzkehlchenGerman
- Νοτιοασιατικός ΜαυρολαίμηςGreek
- Nigra saksikoloEsperanto
- nigrablanka saksikoloEsperanto
- Tarabilla píaSpanish
- nõgitäksEstonian
- Pitxartxar beltzBasque
- چک ابلقPersian
- nokitaskuFinnish
- Tarier pieFrench
- Traquet pieFrench
- Caislín alabhreacIrish
- דוחל שחורHebrew
- crno-bijeli batićCroatian
- gyászos csukHungarian
- Decu belangIndonesian
- SótskvettaIcelandic
- Saltimpalo bianconeroItalian
- Saltimpalo bianco e neroItalian
- Saltimpalo nero e biancoItalian
- クロノビタキJapanese
- Қара шақшақKazakh
- ಕಪ್ಪುಬಿಳಿ ಬೇಲಿಚಟಕKannada
- 흰죽지검은딱새Korean
- juodbaltė kiauliukėLithuanian
- sēmā čakstīteLatvian
- ചുറ്റീന്തൽക്കിളിMalayalam
- कबरा गप्पीदासMarathi
- काले झ्याप्सीNepali
- Zwart PaapjeDutch
- Zwarte PaapDutch
- Zwarte RoodborsttapuitDutch
- svartskvettNorwegian
- ਕਾਲੀ ਗਾਲ੍ਹੜੀPunjabi
- kląskawka czarnaPolish
- cartaxo-pretoPortuguese
- Черный чеканRussian
- Чёрный чеканRussian
- GožuskilkiNorthern Sami
- pŕhľaviar čiernySlovak
- črni prosnikSlovenian
- Crna travarkaSerbian
- шарени жбунски чатSerbian
- svart buskskvättaSwedish
- புதர்சிட்டுTamil
- கல்லுக்குருவிTamil
- นกยอดหญ้าสีดำThai
- Kara TaşkuşuTurkish
- трав’янка чорнаUkrainian
- 白斑黑石䳭Chinese
- 白斑黑石鵖Chinese
- 白斑黑石鵖Chinese
Relatives of the pied bush chat
Other species in the same genus Saxicola.
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicola
Asian stonechat
Saxicola maurus
African stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
White-throated bush chat
Saxicola insignis
Jerdon's bush chat
Saxicola jerdoni
ComparePied bush chat vs WhinchatPied bush chat vs StonechatPied bush chat vs Asian stonechatPied bush chat vs African stonechat
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the pied bush chat?
An adult pied bush chat weighs 14 g – 15.2 g and has a wingspan of 18.9 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the pied bush chat endangered?
The pied 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 pied bush chat?
The pied bush chat (Saxicola caprata) 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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