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 Vatnajokull National Park
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Red-flanked Bluetail
Tarsiger cyanurus
Redwing
Turdus iliacus
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensis
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalis
Goldcrest
Regulus regulus
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes
📅 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 Vatnajokull National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Northern Wheatear sighting in Vatnajokull National Park, based on 134 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Wheatear in Vatnajokull National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Northern Wheatear in Vatnajokull National Park in our monthly data.