Desert Wheatear
Oenanthe deserti
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusOenanthe (Wheatears and Allies)
- SpeciesOenanthe deserti (Desert Wheatear)
Closest Relatives at Keoladeo National Park
Indian Chat
Oenanthe fusca
Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina
Variable Wheatear
Oenanthe picata
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Indian Robin
Saxicoloides fulicatus
Pied Bushchat
Saxicola caprata
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Ficedula parva
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Taiga Flycatcher
Ficedula albicilla
Siberian Stonechat
Saxicola maurus
Siberian Rubythroat
Luscinia calliope
📅 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 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 2 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Desert Wheatear in Keoladeo National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Desert Wheatear sighting in Keoladeo National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Desert Wheatear in Keoladeo National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Desert Wheatear in Keoladeo National Park in our monthly data.