Pied Wheatear
Oenanthe pleschanka
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusOenanthe (Wheatears and Allies)
- SpeciesOenanthe pleschanka (Pied Wheatear)
Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 4 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 16 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 17 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 18 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 19 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pied Wheatear in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Pied Wheatear sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pied Wheatear in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Pied Wheatear in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.