Whinchat

Saxicola rubetra

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
GenusSaxicola (Stonechats and Bushchats)
SpeciesSaxicola rubetra (Whinchat)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Bale Mountains National Park

1 Verified records at Bale Mountains National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) is a small migratory passerine bird breeding in Europe and western Asia and wintering in central Africa. At one time considered to be in the thrush family, Turdidae, it is now placed in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. Both sexes have a strong supercilium, brownish upper parts mottled darker, a pale throat and breast, a pale buff to whitish belly, and a blackish tail with white bases to the outer tail feathers, but in the breeding season, the male has an orange-buff throat and breast. The whinchat is a solitary species, favouring open grassy country with rough vegetation and scattered small shrubs. It perches in elevated locations ready to pounce on the insects and other small invertebrates that form its diet. The nest is built by the female on the ground in coarse vegetation, with a clutch of four to seven eggs being laid. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Bale Mountains National Park

Saxicola torquatus

20–30% · Possible

Pinarochroa sordida

70–80% · Very likely

Dioptrornis chocolatinus

Muscicapa adusta

Cossypha semirufa

Oenanthe bottae

Oenanthe isabellina

Oenanthe pleschanka

Bradornis microrhynchus

Bradornis pallidus

Cossypha heuglini

Muscicapa striata

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Whinchat at Bale Mountains National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal

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	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	30–40%
2	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	20–30%
3	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	20–30%
4	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	20–30%
5	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
6	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	10–20%
7	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
8	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
9	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	10–20%
10	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	5–10%
11	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
12	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
13	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	5–10%
14	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	5–10%
15	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
16	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
17	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
18	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
19	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
20	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
21	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
22	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
23	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
24	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
25	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
26	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
27	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
28	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
29	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	<5%
30	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	<5%
31	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	<5%
32	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
33	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
34	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
35	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
36	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
37	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
38	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
39	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
40	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
41	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
42	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
43	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
44	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	Insufficient data
45	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
46	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
47	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
48	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
49	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	Insufficient data
50	Hemis National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data

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Whinchat

Closest Relatives at Bale Mountains National Park

African Stonechat

Moorland Chat

Abyssinian Slaty Flycatcher

African Dusky Flycatcher

Rüppell's Robin-Chat

Red-breasted Wheatear

Isabelline Wheatear

Pied Wheatear

African Gray Flycatcher

Pale Flycatcher

White-browed Robin-Chat

Spotted Flycatcher

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found