Northern Wheatear

Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Vatnajokull National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
2 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
3 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
4 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
5 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
6 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
7 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
8 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
9 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
10 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
11 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
12 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
13 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
14 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
15 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10–20%
16 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
17 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10–20%
18 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
19 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
20 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
0–10%
21 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
22 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
0–10%
23 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
0–10%
24 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
25 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
0–10%
26 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
0–10%
27 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
0–10%
28 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
0–10%
29 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
0–10%
30 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
0–10%
31 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
32 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
33 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
<5%
34 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
35 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
36 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
<5%
37 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
38 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
39 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
<5%
40 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
41 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
42 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
43 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
44 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
45 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
46 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
47 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data

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.

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