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 Queen Elizabeth National Park
Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina
Pied Wheatear
Oenanthe pleschanka
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
Capped Wheatear
Oenanthe pileata
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Northern Black-Flycatcher
Melaenornis edolioides
Swamp Flycatcher
Muscicapa aquatica
Sooty Chat
Myrmecocichla nigra
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
Cossypha niveicapilla
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
Brown-backed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia hartlaubi
Red-throated Alethe
Chamaetylas poliophrys
📅 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 Queen Elizabeth National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Northern Wheatear sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Wheatear in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Northern Wheatear in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.