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 Wadden Sea National Park
European Stonechat
Saxicola rubicola
Amur Stonechat
Saxicola stejnegeri
Siberian Stonechat
Saxicola maurus
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleuca
Common Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos
Siberian Rubythroat
Luscinia calliope
📅 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 Wadden Sea National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Whinchat sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 365 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Whinchat in Wadden Sea National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Whinchat in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.