White-bellied Bush Chat

Saxicola gutturalis (Vieillot, 1818)

White-bellied Bush Chat, Saxicola gutturalis, is a passerine of the Muscicapidae family that breeds in the Lesser Sundas. It occurs in Australasia and is mainly associated with Timor and nearby islands. Its usual home is open country, including dry grassland, scrub and lightly wooded places, and it may also use cultivated land. The bird is a small, upright chat that often perches low on shrubs, grass stems or fence posts. Adult males have dark upperparts, a white or pale grey throat and belly, and a dark face, while the wings and tail show white at the base in flight.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Muscicapidae — Chats, Old World Flycatchers

Breeding range

Australasia: Lesser Sundas