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 Ruaha National Park
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
African Gray Flycatcher
Bradornis microrhynchus
Collared Palmthrush
Cichladusa arquata
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Spotted Morning-Thrush
Cichladusa guttata
Thrush Nightingale
Luscinia luscinia
Pale Flycatcher
Bradornis pallidus
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Ashy Alseonax
Muscicapa caerulescens
Mocking Cliff Chat
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Bearded Scrub Robin
Erythropygia quadrivirgata
📅 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 Ruaha National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Northern Wheatear sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Wheatear in Ruaha National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Northern Wheatear in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.