Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusOenanthe (Wheatears and Allies)
- SpeciesOenanthe isabellina (Isabelline Wheatear)
Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Capped Wheatear
Oenanthe pileata
Pied Wheatear
Oenanthe pleschanka
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
Abyssinian Wheatear
Oenanthe lugubris
Sooty Chat
Myrmecocichla nigra
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
African Gray Flycatcher
Bradornis microrhynchus
Northern Anteater-Chat
Myrmecocichla aethiops
Silverbird
Empidornis semipartitus
Northern Black-Flycatcher
Melaenornis edolioides
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 2 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 14 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 17 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 18 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 19 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 20 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 21 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 22 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 23 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 24 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Isabelline Wheatear in Masai Mara National Reserve?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Isabelline Wheatear sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 238 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Isabelline Wheatear in Masai Mara National Reserve?
February has the highest sighting rate for Isabelline Wheatear in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.