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 Picos de Europa National Park
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
European Stonechat
Saxicola rubicola
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
Monticola saxatilis
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleuca
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Blue Rock-Thrush
Monticola solitarius
Common Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
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 Picos de Europa National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Northern Wheatear sighting in Picos de Europa National Park, based on 287 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Wheatear in Picos de Europa National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Northern Wheatear in Picos de Europa National Park in our monthly data.