Jerdon's bush chat explained

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.^[1]

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.

The Sukla Phanta National Park in Nepal represents the western limit of its distribution.^[2]

External links

• BirdLife International: Jerdon's Bushchat
• Xeno-canto: audio recordings of Jerdon's bush chat

Notes and References

1. Book: Beolens, B. . Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. 2003. Christopher Helm. London. 180–181. Watkins, M..
2. Baral, H.S. . Inskipp, C. . 2009 . The Birds of Sukla Phanta Wildlife Reserve, Nepal . Our Nature (2009) . 7 . 56–81 . 2010-04-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721232549/http://www.nepjol.info/nepal/index.php/ON/article/viewFile/2554/2278 . 2011-07-21 . dead .