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 Kiskunság National Park
European Stonechat
Saxicola rubicola
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Common Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Pied Wheatear
Oenanthe pleschanka
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Collared Flycatcher
Ficedula albicollis
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleuca
Thrush Nightingale
Luscinia luscinia
📅 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 Kiskunság National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Whinchat sighting in Kiskunság National Park, based on 189 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Whinchat in Kiskunság National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Whinchat in Kiskunság National Park in our monthly data.