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Whinchat

Saxicola rubetra

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Monfragüe National Park
57 Verified records at Monfragüe National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Whinchat sighting in Monfragüe National Park, based on 57 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Monfragüe National Park

European Stonechat

European Stonechat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saxicola rubicola

40–50% · Likely
Black Redstart
LC

Black Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus ochruros

40–50% · Likely
European Robin
LC

European Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erithacus rubecula

40–50% · Likely
Common Nightingale
LC

Common Nightingale

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Luscinia megarhynchos

20–30% · Possible
Blue Rock-Thrush
LC

Blue Rock-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Monticola solitarius

20–30% · Possible
Bluethroat
LC Endemic

Bluethroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Luscinia svecica

5–10% · With luck
European Pied Flycatcher
LC

European Pied Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ficedula hypoleuca

5–10% · Rare
Rufous Bush Chat

Rufous Bush Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erythropygia galactotes

Insufficient data
Western Black-eared Wheatear
LC

Western Black-eared Wheatear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe hispanica

<5% · Rare
Spotted Flycatcher
LC

Spotted Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa striata

<5% · Rare
Northern Wheatear
LC

Northern Wheatear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe oenanthe

<5% · Rare
Black Wheatear
LC

Black Wheatear

Bird

Oenanthe leucura

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
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 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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Whinchat in Monfragüe National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Whinchat sighting in Monfragüe National Park, based on 57 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Whinchat in Monfragüe National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Whinchat in Monfragüe National Park in our monthly data.

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