Pied Wheatear
Oenanthe pleschanka
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusOenanthe (Wheatears and Allies)
- SpeciesOenanthe pleschanka (Pied Wheatear)
The pied wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka) is a wheatear, a small insectivorous passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher (family Muscicapidae). This migratory central Asiatic wheatear occurs from the extreme southeast of Europe to China, and has been found wintering in India and northeastern Africa. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe. The male is a boldly marked white-and-black bird. The white crown tinged with brown contrasts with the black face and throat and white rump. The female is browner, and the head is washed with sandy buff. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Kiskunság National Park
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
European Stonechat
Saxicola rubicola
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Common Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleuca
Collared Flycatcher
Ficedula albicollis
Thrush Nightingale
Luscinia luscinia
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Pied Wheatear at Kiskunság National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 2 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 6 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 14 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 17 | Hemis National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 18 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 19 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 20 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 21 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 22 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 23 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 24 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |