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 Snowdonia National Park
European Stonechat
Saxicola rubicola
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleuca
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus
Great Tit
Parus major
Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
📅 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 Snowdonia National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Whinchat sighting in Snowdonia National Park, based on 20 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Whinchat in Snowdonia National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Whinchat in Snowdonia National Park in our monthly data.