Isabelline Wheatear
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Isabelline Wheatear

Oenanthe isabellina

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Langtang National Park
1 Verified records at Langtang National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The isabelline wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina) is a small 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 in the family Muscicapidae. It is a migratory insectivorous bird. Its habitat is steppe and open countryside and it breeds in southern Russia and Central Asia to northern Pakistan, wintering in Africa and northwestern India. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe. In colouring it resembles a female northern wheatear but it is larger at 15–16.5 centimetres (5.9–6.5 in) in length, more upright and more tawny in colour, and has more black on its tail. The term isabelline refers to the parchment-like colouration. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Langtang National Park

Blue Whistling-Thrush
LC

Blue Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus caeruleus

60–70% · Likely
Blue-fronted Redstart
LC

Blue-fronted Redstart

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phoenicurus frontalis

40–50% · Likely
Grey Bushchat
LC

Grey Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola ferreus

30–40% · Possible
Plumbeous Water Redstart
LC Endemic

Plumbeous Water Redstart

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phoenicurus fuliginosus

30–40% · Possible
White-capped Redstart

White-capped Redstart

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chaimarrornis leucocephalus

20–30% · Possible
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
LC

Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula strophiata

20–30% · Possible
Himalayan Bluetail
LC

Himalayan Bluetail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Tarsiger rufilatus

20–30% · Possible
Verditer Flycatcher
LC

Verditer Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias thalassinus

20–30% · Possible
Rufous-bellied Niltava
LC

Rufous-bellied Niltava

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Niltava sundara

10–20% · With luck
Golden Bush-Robin
LC

Golden Bush-Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tarsiger chrysaeus

10–20% · With luck
Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush
LC

Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Monticola rufiventris

10–20% · With luck
Spotted Forktail
LC

Spotted Forktail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Enicurus maculatus

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Isabelline Wheatear at Langtang National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
50–60%
2 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
30–40%
3 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
4 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
5 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
6 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
7 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
8 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
9 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
10 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
11 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
12 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
13 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
14 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
15 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
<5%
16 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
17 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
18 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
19 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
20 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
21 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
22 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
23 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
24 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
25 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
26 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
27 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
28 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
29 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
30 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
31 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
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