Timor Bushchat

Saxicola gutturalis

The white-bellied bush chat is a small bird belonging to the family Muscicapidae, which includes the Old World species of flycatchers. This species is found in parts of Southeast Asia, where it inhabits dry grasslands, open scrublands, and lightly wooded areas. Though sometimes considered locally common, particularly on Timor Island, where it can occupy as much as 20% of the landscape, with some areas having about roughly one breeding pair per hectare.

Scientific name

Saxicola gutturalis

Family

Old World Flycatchers

IUCN status

LC