Desert Wheatear
Oenanthe deserti
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusOenanthe (Wheatears and Allies)
- SpeciesOenanthe deserti (Desert Wheatear)
Closest Relatives at Ranthambore National Park
Indian Chat
Oenanthe fusca
Variable Wheatear
Oenanthe picata
Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina
Indian Robin
Saxicoloides fulicatus
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis tickelliae
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Ficedula parva
Pied Bushchat
Saxicola caprata
Siberian Stonechat
Saxicola maurus
Taiga Flycatcher
Ficedula albicilla
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica
📅 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 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 2 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Desert Wheatear in Ranthambore National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Desert Wheatear sighting in Ranthambore National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Desert Wheatear in Ranthambore National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Desert Wheatear in Ranthambore National Park in our monthly data.