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 Kidepo Valley National Park
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
Sooty Chat
Myrmecocichla nigra
Silverbird
Empidornis semipartitus
Pale Flycatcher
Bradornis pallidus
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Mocking Cliff Chat
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
African Gray Flycatcher
Bradornis microrhynchus
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina
Heuglin's Wheatear
Oenanthe 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Whinchat in Kidepo Valley National Park?
About 31% of visitor-days record a Whinchat sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 98 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Whinchat in Kidepo Valley National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Whinchat in Kidepo Valley National Park in our monthly data.