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 Gauja National Park
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Thrush Nightingale
Luscinia luscinia
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleuca
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Ficedula parva
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
Great Tit
Parus major
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornix
Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
📅 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 Gauja National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Northern Wheatear sighting in Gauja National Park, based on 22 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Wheatear in Gauja National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Northern Wheatear in Gauja National Park in our monthly data.