Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusSaxicola (Stonechats and Bushchats)
- SpeciesSaxicola rubetra (Whinchat)
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
Redcap Robinchat
Cossypha natalensis
Brown Scrub Robin
Erythropygia signata
Ashy Alseonax
Muscicapa caerulescens
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Southern Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis pammelaina
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Bearded Scrub Robin
Erythropygia quadrivirgata
Fiscal Flycatcher
Sigelus silens
Pale Flycatcher
Bradornis pallidus
Grey Tit-Flycatcher
Myioparus plumbeus
White-Throated Robin-Chat
Cossypha humeralis
📅 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 Whinchat in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Whinchat sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Whinchat in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Whinchat in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.