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 Lake Nakuru National Park
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
Northern Anteater-Chat
Myrmecocichla aethiops
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher
Dioptrornis fischeri
Abyssinian Wheatear
Oenanthe lugubris
Little Rock-Thrush
Monticola rufocinereus
African Gray Flycatcher
Bradornis microrhynchus
Pale Flycatcher
Bradornis pallidus
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Rüppell's Robin-Chat
Cossypha semirufa
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
📅 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 Lake Nakuru National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Whinchat sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 50 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Whinchat in Lake Nakuru National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Whinchat in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.