Grey Bush Chat

Grey Bush Chat Saxicola ferrreus was seen in small numbers only at Doi Inthanon including this male bird in non-breeding plumage, or possibly a female, in the fields close to Mr Tii’s.

It is a species in the family of old world flycatchers and chats Muscicapidae, and was previously with Thrushes Turdidae. It is found in the Himalayas where it is quite common, China’s southern half and northern South east Asia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Two subspecies are recognised S. f. ferreus ranges from the Himalayas E to Myanmar, N Thailand and C Vietnam; non-breeding N India, S Myanmar E to S Indochina and S. f. haringtoni in C & S China; non-breeding S China and Indochina.

References: HBW Alive; Wikipedia