Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusOenanthe (Wheatears and Allies)
- SpeciesOenanthe oenanthe (Northern Wheatear)
Closest Relatives at Białowieża National Park
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Collared Flycatcher
Ficedula albicollis
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Thrush Nightingale
Luscinia luscinia
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Ficedula parva
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
European Stonechat
Saxicola rubicola
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleuca
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Northern Wheatear in Białowieża National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Northern Wheatear sighting in Białowieża National Park, based on 31 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Wheatear in Białowieża National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Northern Wheatear in Białowieża National Park in our monthly data.