Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusOenanthe (Wheatears and Allies)
- SpeciesOenanthe oenanthe (Northern Wheatear)
Closest Relatives at Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
Western Black-eared Wheatear
Oenanthe hispanica
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
Monticola saxatilis
European Stonechat
Saxicola rubicola
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleuca
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
Common Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos
Blue Rock-Thrush
Monticola solitarius
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
📅 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 Northern Wheatear in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park?
About 33% of visitor-days record a Northern Wheatear sighting in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, based on 109 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Wheatear in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Northern Wheatear in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park in our monthly data.