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 Pilanesberg National Park
Capped Wheatear
Oenanthe pileata
Mariqua Flycatcher
Bradornis mariquensis
Kalahari Scrub Robin
Erythropygia paena
White-Throated Robin-Chat
Cossypha humeralis
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Southern Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis pammelaina
Mocking Cliff Chat
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Short-toed Rock-Thrush
Monticola brevipes
Fiscal Flycatcher
Sigelus silens
Grey Tit-Flycatcher
Myioparus plumbeus
📅 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 Pilanesberg National Park?
About 22% of visitor-days record a Familiar Chat sighting in Pilanesberg National Park, based on 68 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Familiar Chat in Pilanesberg National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Familiar Chat in Pilanesberg National Park in our monthly data.