Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusOenanthe (Wheatears and Allies)
- SpeciesOenanthe familiaris (Familiar Chat)
Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park
Capped Wheatear
Oenanthe pileata
Mountain Chat
Oenanthe monticola
Mariqua Flycatcher
Bradornis mariquensis
Kalahari Scrub Robin
Erythropygia paena
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Chat Flycatcher
Bradornis infuscatus
Southern Anteater-Chat
Myrmecocichla formicivora
Short-toed Rock-Thrush
Monticola brevipes
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Pale Flycatcher
Bradornis pallidus
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis nitens
📅 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 Familiar Chat in Etosha National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Familiar Chat sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 100 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Familiar Chat in Etosha National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Familiar Chat in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.