Pied Wheatear
Oenanthe pleschanka
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusOenanthe (Wheatears and Allies)
- SpeciesOenanthe pleschanka (Pied Wheatear)
Closest Relatives at Kidepo Valley National Park
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina
Heuglin's Wheatear
Oenanthe heuglini
Sooty Chat
Myrmecocichla nigra
Silverbird
Empidornis semipartitus
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
Pale Flycatcher
Bradornis pallidus
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Mocking Cliff Chat
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
African Gray Flycatcher
Bradornis microrhynchus
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
📅 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 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 4 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 16 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 17 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 18 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 19 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pied Wheatear in Kidepo Valley National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Pied Wheatear sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pied Wheatear in Kidepo Valley National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Pied Wheatear in Kidepo Valley National Park in our monthly data.