Capped Wheatear
Oenanthe pileata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusOenanthe (Wheatears and Allies)
- SpeciesOenanthe pileata (Capped Wheatear)
Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
Mountain Chat
Oenanthe monticola
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Southern Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis pammelaina
Ashy Alseonax
Muscicapa caerulescens
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
White-Throated Robin-Chat
Cossypha humeralis
Bearded Scrub Robin
Erythropygia quadrivirgata
Grey Tit-Flycatcher
Myioparus plumbeus
Mocking Cliff Chat
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
📅 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 Capped Wheatear in Kruger National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Capped Wheatear sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Capped Wheatear in Kruger National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Capped Wheatear in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.