Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusSaxicola (Stonechats and Bushchats)
- SpeciesSaxicola rubetra (Whinchat)
Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
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
Brown-backed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia hartlaubi
Red-throated Alethe
Chamaetylas poliophrys
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Cassin's Flycatcher
Muscicapa cassini
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
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 Whinchat in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Whinchat sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 163 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Whinchat in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Whinchat in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.