Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusOenanthe (Wheatears and Allies)
- SpeciesOenanthe familiaris (Familiar Chat)
Closest Relatives at Lake Mburo National Park
Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Sooty Chat
Myrmecocichla nigra
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Brown-backed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia hartlaubi
Swamp Flycatcher
Muscicapa aquatica
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
Cossypha niveicapilla
Grey Tit-Flycatcher
Myioparus plumbeus
Northern Black-Flycatcher
Melaenornis edolioides
Dioptrornis fischeri
Dioptrornis fischeri
Southern Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis pammelaina
📅 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 Familiar Chat in Lake Mburo National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Familiar Chat sighting in Lake Mburo National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Familiar Chat in Lake Mburo National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Familiar Chat in Lake Mburo National Park in our monthly data.