Desert Wheatear
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Desert Wheatear

Oenanthe deserti

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Awash National Park
2 Verified records at Awash National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The desert wheatear (Oenanthe deserti) is a wheatear, a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher (Muscicapidae). It is a migratory insectivorous species, 14.5 to 15 cm (5.7 to 5.9 in) in length. Both western and eastern forms of the desert wheatear are rare vagrants to western Europe. The western desert wheatear breeds in the Sahara and the northern Arabian Peninsula. The eastern race is found in the semi-deserts of Central Asia and in winter in Pakistan and northeast Africa. The plumage of the upper parts of the male in summer is buff. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Awash National Park

Isabelline Wheatear
LC

Isabelline Wheatear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe isabellina

50–60% · Likely
Pied Wheatear
LC

Pied Wheatear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe pleschanka

40–50% · Likely
Northern Wheatear
LC

Northern Wheatear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe oenanthe

10–20% · With luck
Familiar Chat
LC

Familiar Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe familiaris

5–10% · With luck
Western Black-eared Wheatear
LC

Western Black-eared Wheatear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe hispanica

Insufficient data
African Gray Flycatcher
LC

African Gray Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bradornis microrhynchus

40–50% · Likely
White-browed Scrub Robin

White-browed Scrub Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erythropygia leucophrys

10–20% · With luck
Spotted Flycatcher
LC

Spotted Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa striata

5–10% · With luck
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
LC

Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Monticola saxatilis

5–10% · With luck
Common Nightingale
LC

Common Nightingale

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Luscinia megarhynchos

5–10% · With luck
Blue Rock-Thrush
LC

Blue Rock-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Monticola solitarius

5–10% · With luck
Pale Flycatcher

Pale Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bradornis pallidus

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Desert Wheatear at Awash National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
20–30%
2 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
3 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
4 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
5 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
6 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
7 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
8 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
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