Abyssinian Wheatear
Oenanthe lugubris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusOenanthe (Wheatears and Allies)
- SpeciesOenanthe lugubris (Abyssinian Wheatear)
Closest Relatives at Serengeti National Park
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Capped Wheatear
Oenanthe pileata
Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina
Pied Wheatear
Oenanthe pleschanka
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
Silverbird
Empidornis semipartitus
African Gray Flycatcher
Bradornis microrhynchus
Sooty Chat
Myrmecocichla nigra
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Northern Anteater-Chat
Myrmecocichla aethiops
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
📅 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 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Abyssinian Wheatear in Serengeti National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Abyssinian Wheatear sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Abyssinian Wheatear in Serengeti National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Abyssinian Wheatear in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.