Jerdon's bush chat

Jerdon's bush chat (Saxicola jerdoni) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.^[1]

Jerdon's bush chat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Muscicapidae
Genus:	Saxicola
Species:	S. jerdoni
Binomial name
Saxicola jerdoni (Blyth, 1867)

The common name commemorates the surgeon-naturalist Thomas C. Jerdon.^[2]

Distribution

The Jerdon's bush chat has an extremely large range and is native to Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam. The species is possibly extinct in Myanmar.^[1]

The Sukla Phanta National Park in Nepal represents the western limit of its distribution.^[3]