European Stonechat
Saxicola rubicola
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusSaxicola (Stonechats and Bushchats)
- SpeciesSaxicola rubicola (European Stonechat)
Closest Relatives at Hortobágy National Park
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Common Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleuca
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Collared Flycatcher
Ficedula albicollis
Thrush Nightingale
Luscinia luscinia
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 6 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 9 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 10 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 11 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 12 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 13 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 14 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 15 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 16 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 17 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 18 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 19 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 20 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 21 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a European Stonechat in Hortobágy National Park?
About 40% of visitor-days record a European Stonechat sighting in Hortobágy National Park, based on 203 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see European Stonechat in Hortobágy National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for European Stonechat in Hortobágy National Park in our monthly data.